FAO No.4840 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4840 of 2010 Date of Decision : 25.08.2011 Sharda Sharma and another .......Appellants Versus Kuldeep Singh and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Sarbjit Singh, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Ms. Lovejinder Kaur, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) The claimants-appellants are in appeal against the Award dated 27.12.2009, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar. The learned counsel has raised two-fold arguments, one, that the learned Tribunal erred in not considering the proved salary of `9,500/- per month and two, that the multiplier is inadequate. So far as the first contention is concerned, I have gone through the record. The learned Tribunal has referred to all the documents on record while determining the salary of the deceased. 1 FAO No.4840 of 2010 From the record, it is made out that there is no document on record pertaining to the appointment letter, terms and conditions of appointment or the name of the appellant being sent to the C.B.S.E. by the School management. There is no document on record to conclude that the deceased was getting a salary of `9,500/- per month. Therefore, no interference is called for on this issue. So far as the second arguments in concerned, the deceased was 53 years of age. In view of the law laid down by Hon’ble the Apex Court in Sarla Verma Vs. DTC, (2009) 6 SCC 121, a multiplier of 11 ought to have been applied. Accordingly, the multiplier is raised from 10 to 11. Hence, the claimants are held entitled to another amount of ` 56,000/- over and above the amount already awarded by the learned Tribunal. The enhanced amount of `56,000/- shall carry interest at the rate of 12% per annum from the date of filing the present appeal till it is actually paid. The appeal is partly allowed . ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 25.08.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2