FAO No. 244 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 244 of 2011 Date of decision April 8, 2011 Santosh and others ....... Appellants Versus Jogender Singh and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Amit Singla, Advocate for the appellant. **** 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 is for enhancement of compensation for death of a male aged 25 years. The claimants were widow, children and parents. He was an agricultural labourer and the Tribunal took the income at `4,000/- per month. It applied the scales of compensation suggested by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Vs.Delhi Road Transport Corporation reported in (2009) 6 SC 121 made a deduction of 1/4th and applied a multiplier of 18 and also added `15,000/- for loss of consortium which I would understand as a component for love and affection. Learned counsel states that the appellant had demanded `20,000/- for transportation and funeral expenses, but the Tribunal awarded only `5,000/- towards the same. The Tribunal could have granted FAO No. 244 of 2011 2 of what was sought for in relation to funeral and transportation charges. I will not undertake this task if this case were to be reppraised only for provisions of transportation. The overall compensation of `6,68,000/- in my view is just and appropriate. 2. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE April 6, 2011 archana