FAO No.7100 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No.7100 of 2010 Date of decision May 5, 2011 Raja Ram and another ....... Appellants Versus Saklain and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Mahendera Singh Tewatia, 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). CM No.30466-CII of 2010 1. There is a delay of 55 days in filing the appeal. For the reasons stated in the application, application is allowed. Delay of 55 days in filing the appeal is condoned. FAO No.249 of 2011 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a boy aged 20 years where the claimants are parents. The Tribunal took the income to be `3,400/- made a deduction of 50% and adopted a multiplier on the basis of the age of the deceased. There have been other decisions also, subsequent decision including in Shakti Devi Vs. New India Insurance Company JT (2010) 13 SC 103 that explained Sarla Devi Vs. DTC (2009) 6 SCC 9 to say that in case of FAO No.7100 of 2010 2 the claim by the parents the age of the parents shall be relevant for consideration of the choice of multiplier. Even the choice of multiplier had been higher than what the law permits. Learned counsel argues that deduction of 1/3rd must have been taken. The contention is unacceptable nor in conformity with the social practices and the decisions that justify in case of a claim by parents which hold that the deduction shall be 50%. The over all compensation assessed at `3,87,200/- is under the circumstances just and does not require any interference in appeal. 2. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE May 5, 2011 archana