FAO No.6887 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6887 of 2010 Date of decision:26.9.2011 Smt.Ram and others ...Appellant(s) Versus Vikas and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present :- Mr.R.K.Agnihotri, Advocate, for the appellant(s). Mr.S.R.Hooda, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate, for respondent No.4. -.- JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. The dependents of the deceased Ram Singh have filed the present appeal for modification of the award dated 29.5.2010 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal, whereby the claimants/appellants were awarded a compensation to `5,70,800/-. The sole argument of the learned counsel for the appellant is that the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is inadequate. From a perusal of the case file, it emerges that at the time of accident, the deceased was of 27 years. He left behind his widow, two minor children and old parents. The appellants/claimants claimed that the deceased was earning as `20,000/- per month. However, the claimants failed to show any documentary proof to prove the income of the deceased and FAO No.6887 of 2010 2 accordingly, the learned Tribunal assessed the monthly income of the deceased as `2700/- per month after deducting 1/4th income of the deceased towards personal expenses. Keeping in view the age of the deceased, the learned Tribunal applied the suitable multiplier of 17. Besides this, the learned Tribunal awarded the compensation amounting to `5,000/- towards loss of estate; `5,000/- towards funeral expenses and `10,000/- towards loss of consortium. Considering the above factual position, it is clearly made out that the learned Tribunal granted adequate compensation except the heads loss of estate, funeral expenses and loss of consortium. Therefore, this Court is of the view that awarding of an additional sum of `10,000/- towards these heads would meet the ends of justice. Ordered accordingly. The enhanced amount of `10,000/- shall be paid within 45 days from the date of receipt of a certified cop of this order, failing which, the same shall carry interest @7.5 per cent from the date of filing the present appeal till it is paid. With the above modification in the impugned award, the appeal is partly allowed. 26.9.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) Mks JUDGE