FAO No.921 of 2000 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.921 of 2000 DATE OF DECISION: February 23, 2011 RAMPYARI AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS NARESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER ...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: MR. AJAY SAINI, ADVOCATE FOR MR. PRITAM SAINI, ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANTS. NONE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1. MR. V.RAMSWAROOP, ADVOCATE FOR THE RESPONDENT NO.2-DTC. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a male aged 30 years. The claimants were three minor children, widow and parents. The Tribunal had assessed the compensation of `1,33,000/-. The matter had been taken before the Lok Adalat previously and it had suggested an increase of compensation by `47,520/- with interest at 12%. Since DTC was not willing at that time to accept the quantum suggested, the matter has been consigned to the Court again. Now when a suggestion was made by the Court for acceptability of the amount as suggested, learned counsel appearing for the DTC states that the interest awarded at 12% was very high. I would make a modification with reference FAO No.921 of 2000 -2- to the interest and retain the enhancement as suggested by the Lok Adalat and hold the claimants to be entitled to an additional amount of `47,520/- with interest @ 6% from the date of petition till the date of payment. The additional amount shall be distributed equally amongst the widow and the children only. 2. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. February 23, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE