FAO No.3647 of 2009(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... FAO No.3647 of 2009(O&M) Decided on : December 15, 2009 Karam Chand and another ... Appellants VERSUS Raman Kumar and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Balbir Singh, Advocate for Mr.Jatinder Singla, Advocate for the appellants. A.N.JINDAL, J.- Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr.Pardeep Goyal, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondent – Insurance Company. Service of the remaining respondents is dispensed with. This appeal is for enhancement of compensation, challenging the judgment dated 29.01.2009 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (A), Fast Track Court, Sangrur, awarding a compensation of Rs.2,49,500/- to the claimants – appellants (herein referred as `the claimants') on account of the death of their son Ranjit Singh @ Gagna, aged 45 years. The sole contention raised by counsel for the appellants is that the Tribunal has applied multiplier of `10', which is not in accordance with FAO No.3647 of 2009(O&M) [ 2 ] the decision of the Apex Court in case Smt.Sarla Verma and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009(3) RCR(Civil) 77, wherein, it has been observed that in case of death of a person between the age group of 41-45 years, multiplier of `14' should be applied while assessing the compensation. There is no dispute with regard to the age of the deceased and it has been determined that he died at the age of 45 years. Thus, the submission made on behalf of the claimants has merit and it is observed that the Tribunal ought to have applied the multiplier of `14' in such a case, instead of `10' as applied by it. In this way, the compensation could be assessed as Rs.2000 x 12 x 14 = 3,36,000/-, which is 96,000/- (336000- 240000) higher than the award amount. Accordingly, the appeal is partly accepted and the claimants are held entitled to an amount of Rs.96,000/- over and above the award amount. All other terms of the impugned award shall remain intact. December 15, 2009 ( A.N.JINDAL ) `gian' JUDGE