FAO No.4176 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4176 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision. 31.01.2011 Paramjit Kaur wife of Gurdev Singh @ Geb Singh son of Banta Singh and another ......Appellants Versus Balkar Singh son of Sampuran Singh and another ......Respondents Present: Mr. Kuldeep Khandelwal, Advocate for the appellants. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? Yes 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? Yes 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Yes -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. Delay is condoned. 2. The appeal is filed against an award for Rs.3,94,000/- for death of a bachelor aged 18 years. The Tribunal in a case where the deceased was stated to be an agricultural labour had taken the income at Rs.3,000/- per month and provided for a multiplier of 16. The learned counsel states that as per the judgment in Sarla Verma Vs. DTC 2009(6) SCC 121, the multiplier adopted must have been 18 and not 16. The claim has been made at the instance of parents and in Shakti Devi Vs. New India Assurance Company Ltd. and another JT (2010) 13 SC 103, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has held that the multiplier should be only with reference to the age of parents and not of the age of deceased, who ought to be younger than the parents. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant states that loss to estate FAO No.4176 of 2010 (O&M) -2- and funeral expenses have not been ordered. It would not make any difference, for the application of multiplier that has been made in this case is on higher side, which should have been lower if the multiplier were to be taken with reference to the age of the parents. The amount that would have been taken as loss of dependence would have been much less than what has already been determined. 4. The overall compensation of Rs.3,94,000/- is just and appropriate and I find no scope for interference. 5. The appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE January 31, 2011 Pankaj*