FAO No. 1991 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1991 of 2010 Date of decision May 13, 2011 Santosh Kataria ....... Appellant Versus Manish and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr.Sudhir Aggarwal , Advocate for the appellant. Ms. Paratibha Yadav , Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr. Suman Jain, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** 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?No K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a child aged 6 years. The mother was the claimant. She was a widow and her only child had also expired. 2. The petitioner had filed documentary proof for medical expenses to the tune of `40,000/- and the Tribunal provided for `49,000/- and the Tribunal added further sum to round it off to `2,00,000/-. An experience of a person who loses the only reminder of her husband viz., her own child in a motor accident presents a poignant situation and there ought to have been a provision for loss of love and affection and FAO No. 1991 of 2010 2 special damages for this unusual situation. I would make an additional amount of `1,50,000/- over what has been already assessed by the Tribunal. The amount in excess of what has been awarded by the Tribunal shall carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of petition till the date of payment. 3. The award is modified and the appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE May 13 , 2011 archana