In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 1981 of 2009 Date of decision: July 27, 2009 Paramjit Kaur and others .. Appellants Vs. Harpreet Singh and others .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Ashok Jindal, Advocate for the appellants. A.N. Jindal, J This appeal for enhancement is against the award dated 9.1.2009 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bathinda, whereby the claimants being widow, minor son and the parents were awarded a sum of Rs.3,95,000/- along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of claim petition till actual payment. Further apportionment was made by the Tribunal payable to the claimants out of the compensation. The respondents have neither challenged the negligence nor their liability. At the same time, the appellants have sought enhancement of the compensation by way of present appeal. The main grievance of the appellant is that the deceased was 26 years of age and was earning Rs.10,000/- per month, therefore, the Tribunal neither assessed the proper monthly income nor proper multiplier was applied in this case. No sufficient evidence has been led on the record to prove the income, therefore, the Tribunal while following the judgment delivered in case Laxmi Devi & others vs. Mohammad Tabbar & another, 2008 (3) RCR (Civil) 39, observed that even an unskilled labourer could earn Rs.100/- per day, therefore, the Tribunal assessed his monthly income as Rs.3000/- and after deducting his own dependency, the dependency of the claimants was assessed Rs.2000/- per month i.e. Rs.24,000/- per annum. His age was assessed 28 years, therefore, the Tribunal applied the multiplier of 16 in this case. But, it was observed in case Sarla Verma and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another 2009 (3) RCR (Civil) 77 that in F.A.O. No. 1981 of 2009 -2- *** case the petitioner is found to be 26 to 30 years then the appropriate multiplier to be applied in this case should be 17. The Tribunal also fell in error while awarding Rs.5000/- towards loss of consortium and Rs.4500/- on account of loss of estate and funeral expenses and nothing was awarded on account of transportation. This Court opines that the Tribunal should have awarded the amount on account of loss of consortium, as well as on account of funeral expenses at some higher rate, therefore, the amount on these two heads is liable to be enhanced. Accordingly, I award a sum of Rs.15000/- as loss of consortium, Rs.4500/- on account of loss of estate; Rs.7000/- on account of funeral expenses; and Rs.7000/- on account of transportation. As such, the total sum payable to the claimants is enhanced to Rs.4,40,000/- along with interest at the same rate as awarded by the Tribunal. The remaining terms of the award would remain intact. Consequently, the appeal is partly allowed. July 27, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge