FAO No. 740 of 1991 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O. No. 740 of 1991 Date of decision: 05.12.2011 Smt. Mukandi wife of Shugan deceased ..Appellant Versus Union of India and Another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Janak Raj Arora, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Gurpreet Singh Brar, Advocate for Mr. Onkar Singh Batalvi, Advocate for Union of India-respondents *** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J.(ORAL) The instant appeal has been filed against the award dated 11.2.1991 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh, (for short 'MACT'), seeking enhancement of compensation. From the perusal of the award it is made out that the deceased was 50 years of age at the time of his death in the accident. He was earning Rs. 1227/- per month. After applying deduction of 1/3rd on account of personal expenses, the monthly dependency has been assessed at Rs. 800/- per month. The learned Tribunal erred in applying the multiplier of 10 in the instant case. As per the law laid down by Hon'ble Supreme Court in 'Sarla Verma Vs. DTC, (2009) 6SCC 121” the correct multiplier to be applied in the instant case is 13. It is held accordingly. In view of the above, the compensation on account of dependency comes to Rs. 1,24,800/- (Rs. 800x12x13) and the claimant-appellant is held FAO No. 740 of 1991 2 entitled to the enhanced compensation of Rs. 28,800/- under this head. Another amount of Rs. 20,000/- is granted towards all conventional heads. The enhanced awarded amount of Rs. 48,800/- shall be payable within 45 days from the date of receipt of certified copy of this judgment. In case, the enhanced amount is not paid within the stipulated period, it shall carry interest at the rate of 9 % per annum from the date of filing of the appeal, till its realisation. With the above modification in the award, this appeal is partly allowed. (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) December 05, 2011 JUDGE Poonam (II)