FAO No.705 of 1990 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.705 of 1990 DATE OF DECISION: February 1, 2011 ROSHNI AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS HARDIT SINGH AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: NONE FOR THE APPELLANTS. NONE FOR RESPONDENTS NO.1, 3 AND 4. MR. R.K. BASHAMBOO, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim of compensation and seeking for liability to be fastened on the insurer as well. The deceased was admittedly a passenger in a goods carriage and he was not entitled to be covered for risk by the insurer. The exoneration of the insurance company was, therefore, justified. 2. As regards the claim for compensation, the deceased was said to be a Palledar and was earning `1000/- working in a Sabzi Market. He had 7 dependents. I would re-assess the compensation, provide for 1/5th deduction and take the contribution to the family at `800/-. He was 35 years of age and I would provide for a multiplier of 16 and take the loss of dependency at `1,53,600/-, make an addition of `5000/- towards loss of FAO No.705 of 1990 -2- consortium to the wife and `15,000/- towards loss of love and affection to the 6 minor children @ `2500/- per child, make a further provision of `5000/- towards loss to estate and funeral expenses. The total compensation will be `1,78,600/-. The Tribunal has already awarded an amount of `72,000/- and the amount in excess shall attract interest @ 6% from the date of petition till the date of payment. The enhanced amount of compensation will be distributed between the widow and children only. 3. The liability amongst the respondents shall be in the same manner as determined by the Tribunal. 4. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. February 1, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE