FAO No.914 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No.914 of 2011 Date of decision May 4, 2011 Karnail Singh and another ....... Appellants Versus Navraj Mittal ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Vivek Suri, Advocate for the petitioner. **** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest?No K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim of compensation for death of a boy aged 18 years. The parents were in the age group of 46 to 50. The Tribunal assessed the compensation at `2,23,400/-. The argument of the learned counsel is that the higher value of multiplier must have been taken. The assessment of compensation follows the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in R.K. Malik Vs. Kiran Pal 2009 (3) RCR (Civil) 403 and there is no scope for enhancement of claim for compensation. Learned counsel states that no compensation has been awarded for love and affection. A conventional head of claim for loss of consortium is always possible for a spouse or for love and affection for children when the claimants themselves are children. FAO No.914 of 2011 2 I do not find that any principle of law could be stated that parents must be awarded compensation for love and affection if the boy is aged 18 years. The assessment of compensation is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE May 4, 2011 archana