IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.876 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:04.05.2011 Meena and another ...Appellants versus Harish and others. ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Surinder Sheoran, Advocate, for the appellants. ---- 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. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 2. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a person, who was stated to be a goldsmith. The Tribunal took the income at Rs.3,500/- per month and after making deduction of 1/3rd, applied a multiplier of 15 suitable to the age of the deceased, who was stated to be 39 years of age. The Tribunal added the conventional heads of claim towards conveyance, last rites and for consortium and awarded Rs.4,40,000/-. The counsel states that even a labourer earns more than Rs.3,500/- and for a semi skilled person, the assessment could not have been only Rs.3,500/-. The case had to depend only on the ipse dixit of the party with no other proof available and an assessment was FAO No.876 of 2011 (O&M) - 2 - made by a Tribunal on examining of the party. I find no reason to assess the income differently. The overall compensation is appropriate and just. 3. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 04.05.2011 sanjeev