FAO No. 720 of 2000 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh FAO No. 720 of 2000 Date of decision: 22.12.2008 Paramjit Kaur and others ......Appellants Versus Bhupinder Singh and others .......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr. S.S.Rangi, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr.Ravinder Arora, Advocate, for New India Insurance Company. **** JUDGMENT SABINA, J. This is an appeal against the award dated 8.9.1999 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal'), whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants on account of the death of Ravail Singh in the motor vehicle accident was allowed and a sum of Rs.2,65,000/- was awarded to the appellants towards compensation. The present appeal has been filed by the appellants seeking enhancement of compensation. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I am of the opinion that the appeal deserves to be allowed. The income of the deceased Ravail Singh was taken as FAO No. 720 of 2000 2 Rs.2,400/- per month by the learned Tribunal on the basis of the salary certificate (Exhibit A-2), as he was employed with Delhi Kota Roadways. Out of this amount, one third was deducted on account of the personal expenses of the deceased. The dependency of the appellants was calculated @ Rs.1,600/- per month. The said dependency worked out by the learned Tribunal calls for no interference as it had rightly determined the dependency of the appellants. The learned Tribunal applied a multiplier of '13' while calculating the amount of compensation. The age of the deceased was 34 years at the time of accident, as per the postmortem report and the same was taken in consideration by the learned Tribunal. However, the multiplier applied by the learned Tribunal, in view of the age of the deceased, is on the lower side. The appropriate multiplier in this case is '17'. Hence, the compensation comes to Rs.1,600 x 12 x 17 = 3,26,400/-. The appellants are further entitled to Rs.10,000/- towards loss of consortium and funeral expenses. Thus, the total compensation comes to Rs. 3,36,400/-. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed. The compensation awarded to the appellants, vide the impugned award, is enhanced from Rs.2,65,000/- to Rs.3,36,400/-. No order as to costs. (SABINA) JUDGE December 22, 2008 anita