FAO No.241 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.241 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision. 28.04.2011 Smt. Saroj widow of Sh. Randhir Singh aged 43 years, resident of village Titoli, Tehsil and District Rohtak at present residing at 141/33 Shivaji Colony, Rohtak ......Appellant Versus Prem Singla son of Sh. Bhagwan Dass and another .....Respondents 2. FAO No.242 of 2011 Smt. Baljeet Kaur wd/o Sh. Maha Singh, aged 39 years, resident of village Titoli, Tehsil and District Rohtak at present residing at 141/33 Shivaji Colony, Rohtak ......Appellant Versus Prem Singla son of Sh. Bhagwan Dass and another .....Respondents Present: Mr. Anshumaan Dalal, Advocate for the appellant. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. Delay in filing the appeals is condoned. 2. Both the appeals are connected as arising out of same accident and facts of both the cases are also similar. In both the appeals age of both the deceased was respectively 20 years and the claimants were parents. The Tribunal while awarding the compensation applied a multiplier of 15 suitable to the age of the parents and awarded a compensation of Rs.2,98,000/- in each of the appeals, which FAO No.241 of 2011 (O&M) -2- in my view conforms to the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Vs. DTC 2009(6) SCC 121 and Shakti Devi Vs. New India Assurance Company Limited JT 2010(13) SC 103. 3. I do not find any error in the awards passed by the Tribunal. The awards are confirmed and the appeals are dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE April 28, 2011 Pankaj*