FAO No.1978 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1978 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision. 04.03.2011 The Hisar Prav Chowk Transport Co-op. Society Ltd., Parv Chowk, Hisar through its President Shri Krishan Yadav, resident of village Dhana Khurd, Tehsil Hansi, District Hisar (registered owner of offending vehicle Bus bearing regd. No.HR-39B/0145) ......Appellant Versus Smt. Sudama Devi wife of Shri Suresh Kumar Yadav and others ....Respondents Present: Mr. Kulwant Singh Dhanora, Advocate for the appellant. 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. Delay is condoned. 2. The appeal is against an award of compensation for death of a person aged 19 years where the Court had assessed the income at Rs.3600/- and after making a deduction of 50% for personal expenses, the Tribunal has applied a multiplier of 15 suitable to the age of the claimant. The total compensation assessed was Rs.3,24,000/-. 3. It is contended by the appellant that the income assessed is high for a person who was only aged 19 years. He was a student of Government Polytechnic and it was stated that he was working in Aryan Institute of Management as a Computer Instructor on part-time basis. The claim was that he used to earn a salary of Rs.6,000/- per month. FAO No.1978 of 2011 (O&M) -2- The Tribunal had, however, taken the income to be Rs.3600/-. I do not find any error in approach of the Tribunal. There is no scope for interference. 4. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 04, 2011 Pankaj*