FAO No.287 of 2009(O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... FAO No.287 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on : November 09, 2009 Smt.Ramesho Devi etc. ... Appellants VERSUS Roshan Lal etc. ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Chander Shekhar Sharma, Advocate for Mr.Vikram Singh, Advocate for the Appellant. Mr.Vinod Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3. A.N.JINDAL, J.- Challenge in this appeal for enhancement of compensation, is to the award dated 2.12.2008 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.2,65,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on the death of Joginder Singh, aged about 19 years, a casual labourer, who died in a motor vehicle accident. The respondents have neither challenged the negligence, nor their liability to pay the compensation. At the same time, the claimants being the parents of the deceased have sought enhancement of compensation on the grounds that the Tribunal has neither deducted the dependency of the deceased correctly, nor applied the proper multiplier in FAO No.287 of 2009(O&M) [ 2 ] the present case. The records reveal that the deceased was 19 years old and helping his father on the bullock-cart. Thus, he being the helper, could in all circumstances, be treated as casual labourer and earning Rs.3000/- per month. Claimant Isham Singh (father of the deceased) was 45 years old at the time of the accident and having another unmarried elder son Ranjit Singh. Therefore, there were no chances of the marriage of the deceased at an early date. As such, he being an unmarried son, his own dependency could not be assessed at a rate less than ½, therefore, the Tribunal rightly deducted the self-dependency at such rate i.e. Rs.1500/- per month. The Tribunal after examining the age of the parents i.e. 43 and 45 years, respectively, rightly applied the multiplier of 14 and assessed the compensation at Rs.2,52,000/- (18,000 x 14). In addition to it, a sum of Rs.13,000/- more was awarded to the claimants on the other heads i.e. transportation, funeral expenses, medical expenses, etc. The compensation awarded by the Tribunal appears to be quite fair, reasonable and adequate, suggesting no grounds for its enhancement. Dismissed. November 09, 2009 ( A.N.JINDAL ) `gian' JUDGE