In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No.2591 of 2007 Date of decision: September 09, 2009 Harwinder Kaur and others .. Appellants Vs. Gurnaib Singh and others .. Respondent Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Ashwani Arora, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the respondent. A.N. Jindal, J This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 9.2.2007 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mansa, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.4,05,000/- along with interest @ 6% per annum in favour of the claimants-appellants (herein referred as 'the claimants'). The only argument advanced by the learned counsel for the appellant is that the Tribunal has assessed the income of the deceased on the lower side. Having perused the impugned award, it transpires that the deceased was an agriculturist and holding a car. His services cannot be treated at par with a daily wage labourer. He used to employ labourers in his fields. As such, his contribution towards the agriculture cannot be considered less than Rs.3600/- per month and after making usual deduction of 1/3rd towards his own dependency, his annual dependency towards the family comes to Rs.28,800/- and after applying the multiplier of 16, the compensation amount comes to Rs.4,60,800/-. The amount awarded by the Tribunal i.e. Rs.9500/-, towards funeral expenses, loss of consortium and loss of estate shall remain intact. As such, the appeal is partly allowed. Now the claimants would be entitled to receive compensation to the tune of Rs.4,70,300/- (i.e. Rs.4,60,800/- as compensation and Rs.9500/- granted by the Tribunal towards different heads), along with interest at the same rate as awarded by the Tribunal. No orders as to costs. September 09, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge