FAO No.6151 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6151 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision. 14.03.2011 Santosh Devi aged 40 years wife of Kishan Chand another ......Appellants Versus Surender son of Mangal and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Arun Yadav, Advocate for the appellants. 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 filed for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a boy aged 19 years, who was a student in ITI stream. The claimants were parents. The Tribunal assessed the overall income to be Rs.3900/- and after making a deduction of 1/3rd, adopted a multiplier of 15 to determine a compensation of Rs.4,68,000/- and added another Rs.10,000/- towards funeral expenses. 2. Learned counsel suggests that his income must have been taken at Rs.5,000/- per month and not Rs.3900/-. If such a higher income were to be taken and 50% were to be deducted in the manner it was suggested by the Hon'be Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Vs. DTC 2009(6) SCC 121, the extent of dependence which has been fixed by the Tribunal is still high, for it has provided only for 1/3rd deduction. The overall compensation of Rs.4,78,000/- is, in my view, just and FAO No.6151 of 2010 (O&M) -2- appropriate and there is no scope for enhancement. 3. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 14, 2011 Pankaj*