FAO No.96 of 1999 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.96 of 1999 DATE OF DECISION: March 7, 2011 RAJ KUMAR AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA 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. MR. KUNAL GARG, AAG, HARYANA. NONE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim of compensation for death of a householder aged 55 years. The claimants were two sons and a daughter aged 25, 35 and 40, respectively. In a situation like this, there could not have been a loss of dependency in any way, since it was brought on record that all of them were self-supporting and they have been married. A householder's services were to be reasonably factored. In the presence of the respective spouses of the claimants themselves, the contribution would only be notional. The Tribunal took the contribution to be `400/-, adopted a multiplier of 12 and granted a compensation of `62,600/-. I would found this compensation to be adequate to even include a provision for funeral expenses. I see no reason to make any improvement and hence retain the same. 2. There is no representation on behalf of the appellants at the FAO No.96 of 1999 -2- time when the appeal was called, but I have proceeded to examine the case on merits on the basis of the records and with the assistance of the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 3. The appeal is dismissed. March 7, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE