FAO No. 1320 of 1991 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1320 of 1991 Date of decision January 21, 2011 Smt. Kanchan and others ....... Appellant Versus Prem Shankar and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- None for the appellant. Mr. R. K. Bashamboo , Advocate for the Insurance Company. **** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest?Yes K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. There is no representation on behalf of the appellant and I proceed to examine the case with the assistance of the counsel for the Insurance Company. 2. The appeal is for enhancement of compensation at the instance of the representatives of the deceased who was aged 33 years. The claimants were wife and four minor children. He was said to be an employee in M/s Rehmat and Company and at the time of accident he was travelling as one of the employees of the Company transporting some meat articles. The Tribunal found in the absence of any documentary evidence his income to be `1000/- per month, taking due note of the fact that for an unskilled worker, the income at that time would have been FAO No. 1320 of 1991 2 `800/-. 3. I would subject the award for reappraisal only in the manner to provide for an increased contribution to family by the fact that he had 5 dependents to support and also provide for conventional heads of claim for loss of consortium, loss of estate and funeral expenses. Against the award of compensation which was determined at `1,28,000/-, I will increase the same in the manner tabulated below:- Loss of dependency `1,44,000/- Loss of consortium and Loss of love and `15,000/- affection Loss of estate `2,500/- funeral expenses `2,000/- Total `1,63,500/- 4. The overall compensation shall therefore stand increased to `1,63,500/-. The extent of increase shall attract interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of petition till the date of payment. The increase in compensation shall be distributed amongst the claimants equally. The liability shall be in the manner determined by the Tribunal below. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE January 21, 2011 archana