FAO No.4149 of 2010 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4149 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.11.2011 Sneh Lata and others and others ...Appellants Versus Surinder Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: None for the appellants. Mr.Vishal Chaudhri, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company **** Jitendra Chauhan, J. (Oral) CM No.18067- CII of 2010 Despite notice, no reply has been filed so far. Keeping in view the averments made in the application, delay of 89 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned. Application stands disposed of. FAO No. 4149 of 2010 The present appeal has been filed by the claimants-appellants, seeking enhancement of the compensation amount awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana (for short 'the Tribunal') vide award dated 31.10.2009, on account of the death of Girdhari Lal in a motor vehicular accident dated 14.4.2008. FAO No.4149 of 2010 (O&M) 2 I have heard learned counsel for the respondent-Insurance Company and have gone through the grounds of appeal and perused the record carefully. From the perusal of the record, it is admitted that the death of Girdhari Lal occurred in a motor vehicular accident on 14.4.2008. The age of the deceased was 37 years as per his Driving Licence Ex.P4. Therefore, keeping in view the age of the deceased, as per the law laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Smt. Sarla Verma and others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 77 , the multiplier of 15 ought to have been applied in stead of 13. Ordered accordingly. It was a great shock to the family of the deceased. From the perusal of the award, it reveals that no amount has been awarded towards loss of estate, consortium, love and affection, funeral expenses and other conventional heads. Therefore, this Court feels that grant of an amount of Rs 20,000/- under the conventional heads would meet the ends of justice keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case. Ordered accordingly. Accordingly, the total compensation comes to `3,60,000/- ( ` 3000/-p.m. (income) x 2/3 (dependency) x 12 x 15 (multiplier). The balance amount i.e. ` 48,000/- (3,60,000- 3,12,000, already awarded by the learned Tribunal) and `20,000/- (in all `68,000/-) shall be paid to the appellants in the manner indicated in the impugned award within 45 days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the judgment, failing which, the same shall carry interest @7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the FAO No.4149 of 2010 (O&M) 3 appeal, till its realisation. In view of above, the present appeal is partly allowed with the modification indicated above. 17.11.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) gsv JUDGE