IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.618 of 1991(O&M) Date of Decision 25.11.2009 Smt.Sumitra Devi and others ...... Appellants VERSUS Harkiat Singh and others ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Ashit Malik, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr.Suvir Dewan,Advocate,for respondent-Insurance Company. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated11.03.1991, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (herein referred as 'the Tribunal') awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.1,00,000/- alongwith interest @ 12% per annum in favour of the claimants-appellants (herein referred as 'the appellants') and against the respondents jointly and severally on account of the death of Dharam Bir in a motor vehicular accident. On perusal of the impugned award, it transpires that the deceased, an young man of 20 years, working as a salesman with M/s Jagan Nath & Sons at Panipat, had died in the motor vehicular accident. The Tribunal while assessing his income @ Rs.650/- per month and after applying multiplier of 16 awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.1,00,000/- in lump-sum in favour of the appellants. Nothing was awarded by the Tribunal on account of transportation expenses, consortium, and funeral expenses. However, learned counsel for the appellants has offered to settle the appeal if the compensation is enhanced to Rs.30,000/- over and above the award amount to which learned counsel for respondent- Insurance Company agrees. As such, with the consensus arrived at between the parties, this appeal is partly accepted and the impugned award is modified by enhancing compensation to the tune of Rs.30,000/- over and above the award amount which would be paid by the respondent-Insurance Company within 45 days on the receipt of the copy of the order, failing which the appellants would be entitled to receive the interest on the enhanced amount at the same rate, as awarded by the Tribunal. No order as to costs. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 25.11.2009 mamta-II