FAO No. 1761 of 1993 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1761 of 1993 Date of Decision:10.12.2008 Mohinder Kaur & anr. ....appellants Versus Ishwar Chander Sharma & anr. .....respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr.Sachin Sharma,Advocate for the appellants **** RAKESH KUMAR GARG J. This is claimants' appeal for enhancement of compensation as awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala, vide impugned judgment whereby claimants have been held entitled to a sum of Rs.96,000/- as compensation along with 12% interest per annum from the date of petition till its realization on account of death of Piara Singh who is alleged to have died due to rash and negligent driving of car No.DIB-8271, driven by respondent No.1. The Tribunal on appreciation of evidence, assessed the monthly income of the deceased at Rs.1200/- and after applying a cut of 1/3 for the expenses which the deceased was supposed to be spending on himself, the annual dependency of the claimants was determined at Rs.9600/- per annum. At the time of accident, the age of the deceased was 45 years. The Tribunal applied a multiplier of 10 and awarded a sum of Rs.96,000/- as compensation. Learned counsel for the appellants has argued that the multiplier of 10 applied in this case is on the lower side as the deceased Piara Singh was of 45 years of age, as per the claim petition. FAO No. 1761 of 1993 2 I have heard learned counsel for the appellants and perused the record. There is no evidence produced by the claimants to prove that Piara Singh, deceased was 45 years of age at the time of his death, whereas in the Post-Mortem Report his age has been mentioned as 50 years. In view of these facts, I find that there is no error in the application of multiplier by the Tribunal. No merits. Dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) JUDGE 10.12.2008 neenu