FAO No.2318 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2318 of 2011 Date of Decision : 09.12.2011 Dharam Singh and another .......Appellants Versus Balbir Singh and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Rakesh Lathwal, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Tajender K. Joshi, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) This is claimants’ appeal for enhancement preferred against the impugned Award dated 05.10.2010, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonipat. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. The deceased, Preeti, a four-year old daughter of the claimant-appellants, lost her life in the accident which took place on 15.02.2010, due to the rash and negligent driving of respondent No.1. She was a student of first standard. The appellants must have suffered great mental pain and agony on the untimely death of their minor 1 FAO No.2318 of 2011 daughter. The learned Tribunal, vide the impugned Award, granted a lump sum compensation to the tune of `2,25,000/- on account of loss of notional income, pain, suffering and last rites etc., in favour of the claimant-appellants. The learned counsel for the appellants submits that the compensation awarded is not just and adequate. The learned counsel for the respondent states that there is no scope for further enhancement of the compensation. Loss of a young daughter cannot be described. This Court feels that the ends of justice would be met in case another amount of `15,000/- is awarded to the claimant-appellants, over and above the amount already awarded by the learned Tribunal. It is ordered accordingly. The enhanced amount of `15,000/- shall be payable to the appellants within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, failing which, they shall also be entitled to the interest @ 7.5% p.a. from the date of filing the present appeal, till its realization. With the aforesaid modification in the impugned Award, the present appeal is partly allowed. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 08.12.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2