In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 1162 of 2008 Date of decision: July 22, 2009 Sita Ram and others .. Appellants Vs. Sajid Hussain and another .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. J.S. .Hooda, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. G.D. Gupta, Advocate for the respondent No.2- Insurance Company. A.N. Jindal, J The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Faridabad, vide its award dated 1.8.2007, awarded a sum of Rs.1,60,000/- to the claimant/appellant (herein referred as 'the appellant') on the death of Munna Lal, who was 21 years old and his income was assessed as Rs.2400/- per month and the multiplier 8 was applied. The appellants while challenging the award have urged that neither income was properly assessed nor appropriate multiplier was applied. They further urged that claimants are five in number and the deduction should have also been on the lower side, as such, the appellants have prayed for enhancement. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and examining the records, it transpires that neither the Tribunal has assessed the income of the deceased on the principle of minimum wages nor has applied appropriate multiplier in this case. Keeping in view the age of the deceased, his occupation and the dependency, while assessing his income as Rs.3000/- on the principle of minimum wages and deducting 1/3rd, as his own dependency. Net dependency of the claimants comes to Rs.2000/- per month i.e. Rs.24000 per annum. Even if the age of the parents is taken into consideration while awarding compensation, then at least 10 should have been the appropriate F.A.O. No. 1162 of 2008 -2- *** multiplier to be applied in this case. In addition to it, appellants No.1 and 2 should have also been awarded Rs.10,000/- on account of love and affection, Rs.10,000/- on account of funeral expenses and transportation. As such, total sum payable to the respondents No.1 and 2 comes to Rs.2,60,000/-. Resultantly, this appeal is partly allowed with the modification by way of enhancement of the award to Rs.2,60,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till realization of the award amount. However, the remaining award passed by the Tribunal shall remain intact. July 22, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge