FAO No.2321 of 1999 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2321 of 1999 DATE OF DECISION: February 28, 2011 DEV KALI AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS VIJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: NONE FOR THE APPELLANTS. NONE FOR THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 AND 2. MR. VINOD GUPTA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.3. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for the death of a male aged 36 years. The claimants were widow and 7 minor children. The Tribunal took the yearly dependency at `10,000/-, adopted a multiplier of 15 and awarded a compensation of `1,50,000/-. There is no representation on behalf of the appellant and I proceed to dispose of the case on merits with the assistance of the counsel Sh.Vinod Gupta, appearing on behalf of the insurance company. The modification that I would still make is to take the income at the statutory minimum of `15,000/-, adopt a deduction of 1/5th and take the contribution to the family at `12000/-. I would adopt a multiplier of 15 and take the loss of dependency at `1,80,000/- I would also make an additional sum of `20,000/- towards the FAO No.2321 of 1999 -2- conventional heads of claim that include loss of consortium, loss of love and affection for each one of the children to raise the amount of compensation to `2 lacs. 2. The amount in excess over what has been determined by the Tribunal shall attract interest @ 6% from the date of petition till the date of payment. The additional amount of compensation shall be distributed equally amongst the widow and the children. 3. The liability shall be in the same manner as determined by the Tribunal. February 28, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE