In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 3606 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: August 26, 2009 Bala Devi and others .. Appellants Vs. Noor Mohammad and others .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Sudhir Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Advocate for the Insurance Company. A.N. Jindal, J CM No.19223-CII of 2008 For the reasons mentioned in the application, delay in filing the appeal is condoned. Civil Misc. application is allowed. FAO No.3606 of 2008 This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 22.1.2008 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon, whereby a sum of Rs.4,08,016/- was awarded as compensation on account of the death of Bheem Singh in a road side accident. Arguments heard. The deceased was 22 years old at the time of accident and his income was assessed as Rs.3109/- per month. However, keeping in view that there were five dependents upon the deceased the Tribunal should have deducted 1/4th instead of 1/3rd out of his income being his own dependency and his contribution towards the claimants should have been 3/4th. As such, without disturbing the income as assessed by the Tribunal, the dependency towards the claimants is determined at Rs.2250/- per month. Another objection raised is that suitable multiplier has not been applied while assessing the compensation. In this case deceased died at the age of 22 years, therefore, multiplier of 18 should have been applied. F.A.O. No. 3606 of 2008 (O&M) -2- *** In any case, the counsel has offered that the appellants are satisfied if the enhancement could be made by awarding a sum of Rs.60,000/- over and above the award amount. Under these peculiar circumstances, the appeal is partly accepted. Now the appellants are awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.60,000/- over and above the award amount which would be paid by the company within 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of the order failing which the appellants would be entitled to receive interest at the same rate as awarded by the Tribunal. August 26, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge