IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O.4125 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 10.09.2009 ICICI Lombard ...... Appellant VERSUS Shrimati Mithlesh and others ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Subhash Goyal, Advocate, for the appellant. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal, preferred by the appellant-Insurance company (herein referred as 'the appellant') is directed against the award dated 01.05.2009, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Panipat, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.4,58,800/- alongwith interest @ 7.5% in favour of respondents No.1 and 2-claimants (herein referred as 'the claimants') and against the appellant on account of the death of Ajay Kumar aged about 22 years, in a motor vehicular accident. It has been urged that the Tribunal, while assessing the monthly income of the deceased as Rs.3300/- and after deducting 1/3rd towards his own dependency, applied the multiplier of 17 in case of the deceased, who was 22 years old. Since the deceased was likely to be married in near future, in that situation, the cut towards his own dependency would have been decreased, therefore, the Tribunal was right in applying the cut of 1/3rd in this case. Heard. Since the deceased was 22 years old and the age of the parents could not be established, therefore, the compensation awarded to the appellants cannot be said to be on the higher side. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 10.09.2009 mamta-II