FAO No.352 of 1995 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.352 of 1995 Date of decision:26.07.2010 Chetan Singh and others ...Appellants Versus Sukhchain Singh and others ………Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present: Mr. Har Naresh Singh Gill, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Inderjit Sharma, Advocate and Mr. Pardeep Bedi, Advocate for the respondents. ..... K. Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The appeal has been filed by the claimants against the award passed by the Tribunal seeking for enhancement. The claimants are the parents and sisters. The Tribunal found that the monthly contribution of a bachelor must be taken as Rs.500/- after holding that deceased was earning Rs.1200/- per month, it had adopted a multiplier of 5 and determined the compensation on Rs.31,000/-. As per the formula prescribed under Sarla Verma Vs. DTC 2009 (6) SCC 121, 50% deduction may be taken for the death of a bachelor but the multiplier shall be taken on the basis of age of the deceased and not on the age of the claimant. If, the monthly contribution is, therefore, taken Rs.600/- per month, the annual dependency will be Rs.7200/- and adopting a multiplier of 17, the amount payable will be Rs.1,22,400/-. To this may also be added another Rs.5,000/- towards funeral expenses and loss to estate and yet another Rs.5,000/- for love and affection for the son. In all, therefore, the amount shall be FAO No.352 of 1995 2 Rs.1,32,400/-. This registers an increase by Rs.1,01,400/- which amount shall be paid with interest at the rate of 7.5% from the date of award of the Tribunal to the date of payment. The amount shall be withdrawn, with no reservation of the deposit, having regard to the fact that the claimants are the parents and sisters. 2. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 26th July, 2010 sharmila