FAO No.1508 of 1993 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARAYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1508 of 1993 Date of Decision: February 08, 2011 Chandrakanta widow of Shri Pawan Kumar Verma and others ….Appellants Versus Shri Akshya Kumar Singla and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. Anshuman Chopra, Advocate for Mr. Amarjit Markan, Advocate for the appellants. None for the respondents 1 and 2 Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate for respondent No.3. *** K. KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of compensation for death of an assistant in the P&T Department, who was drawing a salary of ` 1897/-, he was already an Army pensioner drawing another ` 400/- per month. 2. I will not take the army pension as relevant for computing his income since the same would have become available to the widow on his death. I will however, re-appraise the compensation by applying the rule provided through the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in case of Sarla Devi Vs. DTC, 2009(6)-SCC-121. I will also provide ` 14500/- for loss of consortium, loss to estate and funeral expenses. The total amount will be as follows: Fatal Accidents Age 46 Occupation Assistant, Postal Department 1897+400 - 1- FAO No.1508 of 1993 Claimants: Wife, 2 children, unmarried daughter Head of Claim Tribunal High Court Sr. No. Amount (Rs) Amount (Rs.) 1 Income 1625 1897 2 Add, % of increase 30%/ 30% =2466.10 3 Deduction (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5) 1/3 ¼ 4 Multiplicand 12,996 22,194.90 5 Multiplier 12 13 6 Loss of dependence 1,55,952/- 2,88,533/- 7 Medical expenses 8 Loss of consortium 10,000 9 Loss to estate 2500 10 Funeral expenses 2000 Total 1,55,952/- 3,03,033/- 3. The amount in excess what has been determined by the Tribunal will attract the interest @ 6% from the date of filing of the appeal till the date of payment. 4. The additional amount shall be distributed equally among the widow and the children and the liability shall be in the same manner as already found by the Tribunal. 5. The appeal is allowed on the above terms. 08.02.2011 (K. KANNAN) vcgarg JUDGE - 2-