IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1629 of 1995 (O&M) Date of decision:29.06.2010 The New India Assurance Company Limited ....Appellant versus Rawel Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. B.S.Guglani, Advocate, for the appellant. None for the respondents. ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The solitary point that would stand out for consideration is the maintainability of the appeal itself. The challenge is to the quantum and nothing is brought on record to show that the permission under Section 170 had been obtained by the Insurance Company. Without such permission, it cannot maintain the appeal on the question of quantum. The appeal is dismissed. 2. There is a cross appeal for enhancement of the award. The claim petition is for compensation for death of a person aged 26 years. The claimants were the widow, two infant children and the father. The deceased was a driver and the Tribunal had taken the earning of the deceased to be Rs.2,000/- per month. The Tribunal had provided for 1/3rd for personal expenses and took the contribution to the family to be FAO No.1629 of 1995 (O&M) - 2 - Rs.15,600/-. The Court had adopted a multiplier of 21 and arrived at a compensation of Rs.3,27,600/-. The appropriate multiplier could not have been more than 18 but still I do not think it necessary to raise it now, having regard to the overall circumstances that the deceased left behind a young widow with two infant children. The amount that was directed to be paid was itself adequate. There is no scope for further enhancement of the award. If at all on the application of a lesser multiplier, there would be a reduction of compensation, which I do not propose to do. The claim for cross appeal is therefore dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 29.06.2010 sanjeev