FAO No.6302 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6302 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision. 22.03.2011 Smt. Sushila Devi wife of Satbir Singh and another ......Appellant Versus Deepak Kumar son of Shri Jai Singh and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. S.S. Kharb, Advocate for the appellant. 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 enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a male aged 18-20. The income was taken by the Tribunal at Rs.3,000/-, adopted a multiplier of 16 after making a deduction of 1/3rd. Learned counsel states that the appropriate multiplier must have been 18 in relation to the age of the deceased and cites Sarla Verma Vs. DTC 2009(6) SCC 121 as supporting his contention that 18 multiplier must have been adopted. Sarla Verma's case (supra) has been considered in a judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Shakti Devi Vs. New India Assurance Company Limited JT 2010 (13) SC 101 where the Court has held that the appropriate multiplier will relate to the age of the parent and not of the deceased in cases where the claimants are parents and aged more than the deceased. I do not find any error in the assessment of compensation. The award has been for Rs.2,88,000/- and FAO No.6302 of 2010 (O&M) -2- odd and in my view, it answers the just compensation norm under Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act. 2. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 22, 2011 Pankaj*