FAO No.1950 of 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARAYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1950 of 2011 Date of Decision: October 12, 2010 Renu and others ….Appellant Versus Deepak and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Bijender Dhankar, Advocate for the appellants. None for respondents No.1 and 2. Mr. T.K. Joshi, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company. JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The sole argument raised by the learned counsel for the appellant is that the multiplier of 15 applied by the learned Tribunal is against the law laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court rendered in Smt. Sarla Verma and others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 77. 2. From a perusal of the impugned award, it is made out that the deceased was 26 years of age at the time of accident. The Tribunal applied the multiplier of 15 taking into account the age of the deceased. 4. There is no dispute regarding the age of the deceased. As per post-mortem report, Exhibit P2, the deceased was 26 years of age. Keeping in view the age of the deceased, the learned Tribunal ought to have applied the multiplier of 17 as held by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in -1- FAO No.1950 of 2011 Sarla Verma's case (supra). While dealing with such type of matters, the Court is expected to address to the pleadings and should refrain from introducing any subjectivity. 5. In the fact situation, I feel that multiplier of ‘15’ as applied by the learned Tribunal is on the lower side and deserves to be enhanced. Accordingly, in view of the law laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Sarla Verma's case (supra), the multiplier of 15 is enhanced to 17. After applying the enhanced multiplier i.e. 17, the compensation comes to ` 9,18,000/- (4500x12x17). The learned Tribunal awarded a compensation of ` 8,10,000/-. The enhanced compensation comes to ` 108000/- (` 9,18,000 - ` 8,10,000/-). The same shall be paid within 45 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If the enhanced payment is not paid within the stipulated period, the same shall carry interest @7.5 percent from the filing of the present appeal till it is paid/realised. 6. In view of the above, the present appeal is partly allowed and the impugned award is modified to the extent indicated above. 12.10.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) vcgarg JUDGE -2-