FAO No.924 of 1992 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.924 of 1992 DATE OF DECISION: February 14, 2011 GURBACHAN KAUR AND ANOTHER ...APPELLANTS VERSUS RANJIT SINGH AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: MR. ANANT KATARIA, ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANTS. NONE FOR RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4. MR. H.S. GILL, DAG, PUNJAB. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a Police Constable with Punjab State Police. He was aged 22 years and the claimants were the parents and the brother. The father was aged 51 and the mother must have been less than 50. In the presence of the parents I will not make any provision for the brother, for, the brother could have been a dependent only on his father legally. 2. I reassess the compensation in the manner suggested by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma vs. DTC, reported as 2009 6 SCC 121 making a provision for prospect of increase in salary by 50% and adopt a suitable multiplier to the age of the younger of the parents. 3. The total compensation is tabulated below:- FAO No.924 of 1992 -2- Fatal Accidents Age: 22 Occupation: Constable Claimants Parents aged 50 & 49 Heads of Claim Tribunal High Court Sr.No. Amount ` Amount ` 1. Annual Income 1231.70 1231 2. Add % of increase 30%/50% Nil 50% -1846.50 3. Deduction (1/2,1/3, 1/4, 1/5) 1/2 4. Multiplicand - Tax 923.25x12 5. Multiplier 13 6. Loss of Dependence 1,44,027 7. Medical Expenses 8. Loss of Consortium 9. Loss to Estate 2500 10. Funeral Expenses 2500 Total 1,00,000/- 1,49,027/- 4. The total amount of compensation is rounded of to `1,50,000/-. The additional amount of compensation shall attract interest @ 6% from the date of petition till the date of payment and the entitlement to the amount shall be shared equally between the parents. 5. The liability shall be in the same manner as determined by the Tribunal. February 14, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE