FAO No. 4840 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 4840 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 18.5.2010 ... Meera Devi and others ................Appellants vs. Manjinder Singh and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. K.S. Dhanora, Advocate for the appellants Sh. Jagtar Kureel, Advocate for Sh. D.P. Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3. ... K.C. Puri, J. (Oral) There is a delay of 21 days in filing and delay of 28 days in re-filing the present appeal. The same stands condoned on the grounds mentioned in the application. This is an appeal directed by widow, son and mother of Gopal Dass Sharma, claiming compensation on account of death of Gopal Dass Sharma, in a motor vehicular accident. The Tribunal, after adjudication, accepted the claim petition and allowed a sum of Rs.15,70,000/-. The income of deceased was Rs.15,406/- per month. The Tribunal has taken the income of the FAO No. 4840 of 2009 -2- deceased as Rs.15,000/- per month. After deducting 1/3rd amount on account of personal expenses of the deceased, the annual dependency has been taken as Rs.1,20,000/- . The age of the deceased has been taken as 49 years and the multiplier of 13 has been applied. So, in this manner, the amount was calculated as Rs. 15,60,000/- (1,20,000 X 13). Another amount of Rs.9,500/- has been allowed on account of funeral expenses, consortium and loss of estate. In this manner, the total amount calculated was Rs.15,69,500/- and the same was rounded off as Rs.15,70,000/-. As per salary certificate, the income of the deceased was Rs.15,406/- per month. The income taken by the Tribunal was Rs.15,000/- per month. The carry home salary of the deceased was only Rs.8,500/-. So, the income has already been taken on the higher side by the Tribunal. The deceased must have retired by the age of 58 years. So, the multiplier regarding that income should be 9 and the Tribunal has applied the multiplier of 13 in respect of whole the period. So, no further scope for enhancement of compensation is made out. Consequently, the appeal is without any merit and the same stands dismissed. ( K.C. Puri ) 18.5.2010 Judge chugh