FAO No. 1235 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1235 of 2010 Date of decision : February 2, 2011 Lachman Singh and another ...Appellants Naresh Kumar Yadav and others ...Respondents Present: Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Ashok Aneja, Advocte and Mr. Parshant for respondent No. 2. Mr. Gopal Mittal, Advocate for Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** K. Kannan, J (Oral) 1. The paper book was burnt in fire on 30.1.2011. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant has furnished a fresh copy of paper book. The paper book is accordingly reconstructed. Mr. Gopal Mittal appears on behalf of the Insurance Company. With the consent of both the counsel the case is taken up for final hearing and disposed of as below. 2. The appeal for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of the wife of the first claimant and mother of claimant No.2. The grievance of the appellant is that the Tribunal has provided for value of house holder's services at `2,300/- which is grossly low. Even the choice of multiplier provided by Tribunal was on the FAO No. 1235 of 2010 2 lower side and the conventional heads of claim that have been awarded for loss of consortium, funeral expenses etc. are also on the lower side. 3. I will take value of the house holder's to be `3,000/- provide for 1/3rd deduction and take `2,000/- as contribution to the family and adopt a multiplier of 17 to find the loss of dependency at `4,08,000/-. I will add `5,000/- for loss of consortium and `5,000/- for loss of love and affection for the children. I will add `5,000/- towards funeral expenses and hold the amount payable at `4,23,000/-. The Tribunal has awarded `2,75,800/-. The amount in excess of what has been awarded by the Tribunal shall carry interest 6% per annum from the date of petition till the date of payment. The additional amount shall be distributed between the claimants No. 1 and 2 and the liability shall be same as was determined by the Tribunal. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE February 2, 2011 archana