FAO No. 6993 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 6993 of 2010 Date of decision March 23, 2011 Sunder Lal and another ....... Appellants Versus Sh. Ishurddin and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Ram Bilas Gupta, Advocate for the appellant. **** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a male aged 24 years. The claimants were parents aged 70 and 61 years. The evidence given by the claimant was that the deceased was a cleaner earning `5,000/-. The Tribunal took the income to be `4,000/- in the absence of any evidence except the oral assertion, and adopted the formula suggested by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Vs.Delhi Road Transport Corporation reported in (2009) 6 SC 121. As regards the deduction to be applied for personal expenses and the choice of multiplier as dependent on the age of the claimant. The Tribunal had also awarded `5,000/- towards funeral expenses and another `5,000/- for loss of consortium. Learned counsel FAO No. 6993 of 2010 2 states that no provision had been made for transportation and loss to estate. I cannot find this to be a ground for assailing the award for the provision made for loss of consortium for the parents was not appropriate and this ought to be substituted as a claim for transportation and loss to estate. Over all compensation determined at `1,78,000/- for parents who are old is in my view, adequate and just and there is no scope for enhancement. 2. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 23, 2011 archana