FAO No.4010 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4010 of 2010 Date of decision: 23.11.2011 Gurdev Kaur and another ....Appellants Versus Ram Sagar Bassi @ Prem Sagar Bassi and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.DK Gupta, Advocate for the appellants Ms.Sunil Agnihotri, Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr.Vinod Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3. ***** Jitendra Chauhan, J.(Oral) The present appeal has been filed by the claimants-appellants, seeking enhancement of the compensation amount, awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana, (for short 'the Tribunal'), vide award dated 22.1.2010, on account of the death of Aman Kumar, son of appellant No.1. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record carefully. Perusal of the record, as per the cross-examination of claimant No.1, mother of the deceased, it is clear that the appellant No.2, Manjit Kaur, is elder to the deceased, whose age is proved on record as 18 years. FAO No.4010 of 2010 2 Therefore, the dependency taken by the learned learned Tribunal would be 50% in view of Smt. Sarla Verma and others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 77 . Further keeping in view the age of the claimant No.1, Gurdev Kaur, the multiplier is increased from 10 to 13 in view of Smt.Sarla Verma's case (supra). Perusal of the award, further reveals that no amount has been awarded towards funeral expenses and loss of love and affection. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court feels that ends of justice would be met, if another amount of ` 20,000/- is granted. Ordered accordingly. Accordingly, the total compensation comes to `.2,54,000/- (3000 (income) x1/2 (dependency) x 12 x 13 (multiplier) + 20,000 (all conventional heads) . The balance amount i.e. `14,000/- (2,54,000- 2,40,000, already granted by the learned Tribunal) shall be paid to the appellants, in the manner indicated in the impugned award, within 45 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this judgment, failing which, the same shall carry interest @ 7.5. % per annum from the date of filing of the appeal, till its realisations. In view of above, the present appeal is partly allowed with the modification indicated above. 23.11.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) gsv JUDGE