FAO No.703 of 2000 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.703 of 2000 Date of Decision.16.12.2010 Ram Sarup son of Mangal (father of Karam Singh deceased) and another ......Appellants Versus Balwinder Singh and others ......Respondents Present: None for the appellants. None for respondent No.1 Mr. Kunal Garg, AAG, Haryana for respondent No.2 and 3. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for compensation for death of son of the claimants, who were the parents. The deceased was a Post Graduate in English and he had a JBT qualification and he was running a tuition centre. The document was produced in Court to say that he had been served with letter of appointment as Ex.C5 and he was to be appointed in a scale of pay of Rs.1200-2060/- plus allowances. Having regard to the particular evidence adduced regarding the sure prospect of income and possible increase, I will take the average income at Rs.3000/-, make a deduction of 50% towards his personal expenses and take the contribution to the family at Rs.1500/-. The mother was 56 years of FAO No.703 of 2000 -2- age and I will adopt a multiplier of 9 and determine the extent of loss of dependence at Rs.1,62,000/-. I will add Rs.13,000/- towards the conventional heads of claim like funeral expenses (which are awarded to the tune of Rs.6,000/- by the Tribunal) and towards loss to estate and increase the amount at Rs.1,75,000/-. The Tribunal has awarded a compensation of Rs.1,37,000/- and the amount in excess over what has been awarded by the Tribunal shall bear interest @6% from the date of the petition till the date of payment. 2. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE December 16, 2010 Pankaj*