FAO No.310 of 1999 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.310 of 1999 (O&M) Date of Decision: 01.06.2011 Smt. Chhima Devi and Ors. ... Appellants Versus Des Raj and Anr. ... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate, the appellants. Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for the respondents. ***** 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. The appeal for enhancement of claim for compensation at the instance of the claimants is on the ground that in term of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in “Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation, 20096), SCC 121”, the Tribunal must have adopted 1/4th deduction and not 1/3rd. If the amount were to be calculated at the same salary as taken before the Tribunal, the loss of dependency will be at `2,36,250/-. I will make a further addition of `5,000/- towards the loss of consortium to the wife and `7,500/- for the three minor children at `2,500/- each. I will also make a further of `5,000/- towards the loss to estate and funeral expenses and the total amount will be `2,53,750/-. The amount in excess of what has been FAO No.310 of 1999 (O&M) -2- determined by the Tribunal already, shall attract interest @ 6% from the date of petition till date of payment. The liability shall be in the same manner as determined by the Tribunal. The entitlement of the amount and the manner of apportionment will also follow the same direction as given by the Tribunal. 2. The award stands modified and the appeal is allowed to the above extent. JUNE 01, 2011 ( K. KANNAN ) Rajan JUDGE