FAO No.6286 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6286 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.12.2011 Tarlochan Singh ...Appellant Versus Amrik Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.Somesh Gupta, Advocate for the appellant Mr.Puneet Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company **** Jitendra Chauhan, J. (Oral) CM No.27747-CII of 2010 Despite notice, reply has not been filed by the respondent. Keeping in view the averments made in the application, delay of 22 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. Application stands disposed of. FAO No.6286 of 2010 The present appeal has been filed by the claimant-appellant, seeking enhancement of the compensation amount awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, SAS Nagar, Mohali (for short 'the Tribunal') vide award dated 1.2.2010, on account of death of Gagandeep Singh, in a motor vehicular accident on 19.4.2009. The brief facts of the case are that Gagandeep Singh, son of the appellant, died in a motor vehicular accident on 19.4.2009. The deceased FAO No.6286 of 2010 (O&M) 2 was 17 years old and studying in 10th Class at the time of accident. The claimant-appellant filed a claim petition, which was accepted by the learned Tribunal vide award dated 1.2.2010 and awarded a sum of `3,15,000/-. Feeling dissatisfied with the same, the claimant-appellant filed the present appeal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. In a connected appeal i.e. FAO No.4116 of 2010, arising out of the same accident, in which also a boy of 18 years old died, with the consent of the parties, this Court vide order dated 5.1.2011, enhanced a sum of `25000/- over and above the amount awarded by the Tribunal. In view of the same, by applying the rule of parity, this Court is granting a sum of `25,000/-, over and above the amount awarded by the learned Tribunal. The same be paid to the appellant, in the manner indicated in the impugned award, within 45 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the judgment, failing which, the same shall carry interest @7.5% per annum from the date of the passing of the judgment, till its realisation. In view of above, the present appeal is partly allowed with the modification indicated above. 13.12.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) gsv JUDGE