23. S.B. CIVIL MISC. APPEAL NO.1852/2006 Smt.Mahender Kaur & anr Vs. National Insurance Co. Ltd. & anr. Date of Order :: 15th February 2007 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI Mr. G.J.Gupta with Ms. Premlata Dabi ) for the appellants. ... To the parents of 22 years old vehicular accident victim Sukha Singh, the Tribunal has awarded compensation in the sum of Rs.2,60,000/- while assessing pecuniary loss at Rs.2,40,000/- with application of multiplier of 10 to the multiplicand of Rs.24,000/- per annum after noticing that the deceased was said to be working as mechanic earning about Rs.3,000/- per month and after allowing Rs.7,500/- each to the parents towards non-pecuniary loss and Rs.5,000/-towards funeral expenses. The Tribunal has also allowed interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing of claim application. Learned counsel for the appellants seeking enhancement over the amount of compensation awarded by the Tribunal submit that application of multiplier of 10 has been on the lower side as the deceased was about 22-23 years. The submission is not well founded for the claimants, the parents of the victim are shown to be in 62 - 65 years of age and in their relation even the multiplier of 10 appears excessive. Further, the deceased was an unmarried person and the Tribunal has erred in favour of the claimants in taking loss of contribution at two-third of the estimated income of the deceased without considering that there was likelihood of the deceased getting married and larger part of his income getting diverted to his own family. The amount of non- pecuniary loss and funeral expenses are also on the higher side and so also the rate of interest at 9% per annum. In the ultimate analysis, the award made by the Tribunal in favour of the claimants could only be said to be standing on higher side ruling out any scope for enhancement. The appeal fails and is, therefore, dismissed summarily. (DINESH MAHESHWARI), J. MK