FAO No.1099 of 2004 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1099 of 2004 (O&M) Date of decision:5.8.2011 Nissan Singh and others ...Appellants Versus Hukam Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr.Gopal Mittal, Advocate, for the Insurance Company. -.- JITENDRA CHUAHAN, J. CM No.3796 of 2004 For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. The delay of 3 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Main case The sole argument of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is on lower side I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned award. From the perusal of the award, it is made out that the deceased died at the age of 34-35 years in a road accident. It was a great shock to the family members of the deceased. She left behind her husband and three minor children as dependents. There is no positive proof, which establishes FAO No.1099 of 2004 (O&M) 2 that the deceased was earning `5,000/- per month. Accordingly, the learned Tribunal assessed the monthly income of the deceased as `2145/- on the basis of fixed daily wages as prevalent at that time and awarded total compensation in lump sum to the tune of `2 lacs. In the fact situation, I feel that the learned Tribunal granted adequate compensation except the head General Damages, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that an additional amount of `25,000/- towards General Damages would meet the ends of justice keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case. Ordered accordingly. The enhanced amount will be paid by the Insurance Company within 45 days from the date of filing the instant petition. In view of above, the present appeal is partly allowed with the modification indicated above. 5.8.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mks JUDGE