FAO No.6253 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6253 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision. 03.03.2011 Gurcharan Singh son of Gurmail Singh and another ......Appellants Versus Adesh Kumar Walia son of Hans Raj Walia and others ....Respondents Present: Mr. Arvind Kashyap, Advocate for the appellants. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 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. Delay of 7 days in refiling the appeal is condoned. 2. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a bachelor aged 26 years. The claimants were parents. While the income proved was Rs.3450/- and in terms of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Vs. DTC 2009(6) SCC 121, the Tribunal had made a deduction of 50% and took the contribution to the family at Rs.1725/-. The Tribunal had adopted a multiplier of 13 suitable to the age of younger of the claimants namely the mother. Learned counsel states that in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma's case (supra), the choice of multiplier must depend only on the age of the deceased and not on the age of the parents. This aspect has been considered recently in a judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Shakti Devi Vs. New India Assurance FAO No.6253 of 2010 (O&M) -2- Company Ltd. JT (2010) 13 SC 103, where Sarla Verma's case (supra) has been considered and the Hon'ble Supreme Court has taken the view that choice of multiplier would depend only on the age of the parents and not on the age of the deceased. 3. The award conforms to law as per the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court Shakti Devi's case (supra) recently. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 03, 2011 Pankaj*