In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 2959 of 2008 Date of decision: July 17, 2009 Rita and others .. Appellants Vs. Jasbir Singh and others .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. R.S. Mamli, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. V.K. Gupta, Advocate for the respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. V.K. Garg, Advocate for the respondent No.3. A.N. Jindal, J This appeal is directed against the award dated 14.5.2008 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri, for enhancement of compensation. Admittedly, the Tribunal applied deduction of 1/3rd, even though, the family members as well as the dependents over the deceased Rajesh Kumar were 6 in number. In these circumstances, the Tribunal would have applied deduction of 1/4th. Similar observations were made by the Apex Court in case Smt. Sarla Verma and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation Limited and another, 2009 (3) RCR (Civil) 77. Learned counsel for the appellant has raised only that much argument without assailing the award on the other points. The prayer appears to be genuine. In view of Smt. Sarla Verma's case (supra), deduction of 1/4th is made and in that situation, while calculating the award, the appellant is entitled to Rs.50,000/- over and above the award passed by the Tribunal. Consequently, this appeal is partly accepted and the compensation amount is enhanced to the tune of Rs.50,000/- over and above the award passed by the Tribunal, along with interest @ 6% per annum on the enhanced amount. July 17, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge