FAO No.2738 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2738 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 20.9.2011 Smt.Sneh Lata and others ...Appellant(s) Versus Asha Singh and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.Ramender Chauhan, Advocate for the appelalnts. Mrs.Vandana Malhotra, Advocate, for the Insurance Company. -.- JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. CM No.12998-CII of 2010 For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. The delay of 10 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Main case The appellants, being legal heirs of the deceased, through the present appeal are seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, vide award dated 5.11.2009, on account of death of Brijpal Singh, in a motor vehicular accident, which took place on 15.7.2008. The arguments raised by the learned counsel for the appellants is that nothing has been awarded towards transportation, consortium, loss of love and affection and the amount awarded towards funeral expenses is on the lower side. The further argument is that the learned Tribunal has FAO No.2738 of 2010 (O&M) 2 wrongly assessed the income of the deceased. The stand of the appellant is that the deceased had been earning `18,000/- per month. There is specific finding recorded by the learned Tribunal that no record in this regard was produced. In the circumstance, no fault can be found with the findings recorded by the learned Tribunal on this score. As regards compensation awarded under the conventional heads, this Court is of the view that in view of the law laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Smt. Sarla Verma and others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 77 an increase of `15,000/- meet the ends of justice. The same shall be paid to the appellants in equal shares within 45 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this judgment, failing which, the same shall carry interest @7.5% interest from the date of filing the present appeal till it is paid. In view of above, the present appeal is partly allowed with the above modification. 20.09.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mks JUDGE