IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. F.A.O. No. 1330 of 1989 Date of Decision: 9.12.2008 Inder Singh and another. ....... Appellants through Ms.Mridula Kanwar, Advocate. Versus Surinder Singh and others. ....... Respondent nos. 1 & 2 through Nemo. Respondent no.3 through Shri Inderjit Sharma, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers 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? .... Mahesh Grover,J. This appeal is directed against award dated 11.4.1989 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hoshiarpur (for short, `the Tribunal') in M.A.C.T. Case No. 37 of 1988. The appellants are the parents of Labh Singh, who lost his life in a motor vehicular accident which took place on 26.5.1988. He was 22 years old at that time. A claim petition was filed by the appellants for grant of compensation. The Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased as Rs.900/- per month as he was working as a Cleaner on Tempo bearing F.A.O.No.1330 of 1989 -2- .... registration No.PBH-6218. After deducting Rs.300/- on account of personal expenses of the deceased, the dependency of the claimants-appellants was assessed at Rs.600/- per month, i.e., Rs.7200/- per annum. A multiplier of `16' was applied to arrive at a figure of Rs.1,15,200/- which was awarded as compensation to the appellants along with interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of application till the realisation. Dis-satisfied with the amount of compensation, the appellants are in appeal. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have perused the record. The deceased was said to be working as a Cleaner on a Tempo and was earning Rs.900/- as wages. Besides, he was stated to be getting his meals. Thus, it can safely be presumed that he was earning Rs.1300- per month. If an amount equivalent to 1/3rd of his earnings,i.e., Rs.433/-, is deducted on account of personal expenses, then the dependency of the appellants comes to Rs. 867/-, which is rounded off to Rs.870/- per month, i.e. Rs.10440/- per annum. Since the deceased was survived by his parents, in my opinion, the multiplier of `12' would be just and appropriate. In this manner, the compensation works out to Rs.1,25,280/-. An additional amount of Rs.20,000/- is also allowed to the appellants on account of funeral expenses and loss of love & affection. Accordingly, the appellants are held entitled to receive a total compensation of Rs.1,45,280/-. F.A.O.No.1330 of 1989 -3- .... The enhanced compensation shall be payable to the appellants along with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of claim petition till the date of realisation. The liability to pay the enhanced compensation and interest shall be the same as has been determined by the Tribunal. The impugned award is modified to the above extent and the appeal is allowed in the aforementioned terms. December 09,2008 ( Mahesh Grover ) “SCM” Judge