In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 2460 of 2009 Date of decision: November 11, 2009 Satinder Kaur and others .. Appellants Vs. Harmeet Singh and others .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. B.S. Guliani, Advocate for the appellants. Ms. Vandana Malhotra, Advocate for the respondent No.4-Insurance Company. A.N. Jindal, J This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 25.2.2008 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.6,69,600/- along with interest @ 7% per annum in favour of the appellants-claimants and against the respondents. Neither the negligence nor the liability has been challenged by the respondents, however, the claimants have come up for enhancement. The only argument raised by the learned counsel for the appellants is about the non application for proper multiplier. Arguments heard. No doubt the Tribunal has assessed the dependency of the deceased Kamaljit Singh towards the claimant comes to Rs.4300/- after deducting 1/3rd out of his income which must be spending upon himself, as the deceased was earning Rs.6500/- per month. The deceased died at the age of 38 years. The Apex Court in the judgment delivered in case Sarla Verma and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009 (3) RCR (Civil) 77 observed that the persons who die in the age group of 36 to 40, the multiplier of 15 would be appropriate to be applied. However, the Tribunal has fallen in error while applying the multiplier of 11 in the case which has invited interference by this Court. F.A.O. No. 2460 of 2009 -2- *** Resultantly, this appeal is partly allowed, the award is modified and the claimants would be entitled to receive a sum of Rs.8,25,600/- as compensation along with interest @ 7% per annum from the date of filing of the petition till actual realization. The other terms of the award i.e. the recovery rights given to the Insurance Company shall remain intact. November 11, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge