FAO No. 1573 of 1992 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1573 of 1992 Date of decision March 18, 2011 Smt. Ramesh Kumar and others ....... Appellants Versus Mahar Singh and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Ravi Kumar, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Ajay Saini, Advocate for Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate for respondent Nos. 2 and 3. None for respondent Nos.1. Mr. R. M. Suri, Advocate for respondent No.4. **** 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 boy aged 20 years. The accident had taken place in December, 1989. The Tribunal assessed the notional income at `5,00/- per month and taking the contribution to the family at `250/-, adopted a multiplier of 20 to determine a compensation of `60,000/-. In my view an additional amount of `50,000/- will be appropriate which the Insurance Company shall pay to the petitioner within four weeks from the FAO No. 1573 of 1992 2 date of receipt of certified copy of the order. If the amount is not been paid, it shall carry interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from this date. The additional amount shall be distributed equally between the parents. The liability shall be on the Insurance Company. 2. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 18, 2011 archana