FAO No.6607 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6607 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision. 20.04.2011 Onkar Raj s/o Sh. Basi Ram r/o village Kailashpur, Tehsil Pathankot, District Gurdaspur. ......Appellant Versus Deepak Kumar Dogra and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Rajeev Dev Sharma, Advocate for the appellant. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 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 claim for compensation, which has been assessed at Rs.2,25,000/- for death of a boy aged 18 years where the claimant was a parent. Learned counsel states that the Tribunal has taken a notional income of Rs.15,000/- per annum and has awarded Rs.2,25,000/-, which is a very modest compensation, without providing for any conventional heads. If Schedule II formula were to be applied, the compensation that would become payable would have been even less than what had been awarded by the Tribunal. The estimation of income as Rs.15,000/- per annum in a case where there had been no proof that he had been earning at that time and especially when he had been merely aged 18 years, can not be assailed. I find no scope for enhancement. An award of Rs.2,25,000/- must be taken as duly factoring also the conventional heads of claim, which Schedule II would FAO No.6607 of 2010 (O&M) -2- have been provided for loss to estate at Rs.2500/- and Rs.2,000/- for funeral expenses. 2. Learned counsel also states that interest awarded is low. The Tribunal had granted interest @6% on Rs.2,25,000/-, which is reasonable and just. 3. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE April 20, 2011 Pankaj*