FAO No.516 of 1998 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.516 of 1998 Date of Decision. 03.01.2011 Smt. Shanti Devi wd/o Shri Chand Singh and others ......Appellants Versus Shri Mahinder Singh and others ......Respondents Present: Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate for Mr. Arvind Singh, Advocate for the appellants. None for respondents No.1 and 5. Mr. Kunal Garg, AAG, Haryana for respondent Nos.2 to 4. 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. The appeal is for enhancement of compensation for death of a 55 years old agriculturist where the claimants were widow, two sons, both of whom were majors. The younger son was 20 years old and said to be wholly dependent on the deceased. 2. While determining the compensation, the Tribunal took note of the fact that the deceased had 7 acres of land and took his managerial skills to be Rs.2100/-, deducted 1/3rd for personal expenses and provided for Rs.1400/- as monthly contribution to the family. The Tribunal had adopted a multiplier of 12 and determined a amount of Rs.2,01,600/- for loss of dependence. It added Rs.3400/- towards the conventional heads of funeral expenses and FAO No.516 of 1998 -2- loss to estate and ascertained a compensation of Rs.2,05,000/-. I do no find that there is any error in the manner of assessment and I retain the award. 3. The appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE January 03, 2011 Pankaj*