IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 1790 of 1993 Date of decision February 25 , 2011 Amarjit Pal and others ....... Appellants Versus The Depot Manager, P.R.T.C. Budhlada and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. K. K. Goel , Advocate for the appellant. Mr. , Advocate for the respondents. **** 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 compensation for death of wife of the first claimant who was 23 years of age. The claimants were husband and two children. The husband contended that the wife was earning `2200-2300/- per month by doing tailoring work. The Tribunal took the value of the services contributed to the claimants at `600/- per month, adopted a multiplier of 16 and awarded a compensation of `1,15,200/-. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant states that the Tribunal unjustly declined to consider the oral evidence that the wife was doing stitching work. I have no better materials than what the Tribunal had and I will make appraise the value of services to the family at `750/- per month having regard to the fact that the accident had taken place on 26.8.1988 and I will adopt the values which would have been relevant at the time for additional compensation. An award of interest will duly factor increase in costs. The compensation payable is tabulated below:- Age 23 Occupation Claimants Husband and two children Heads of claim Tribunal` High Court ` 1 Income 2 Multiplicand 600x12 750x12 3 Multiplier 16 18 4 Loss of dependency `1,15,200/- `1,62,000/- 5 Loss of consortium `10,000/- 6 Funeral expenses `2,500/- Total `1,15,200 `1,74,500/- The amount in excess of what has been awarded by the Tribunal shall carry interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of petition till the date of payment. The additional amount of compensation shall be distributed equally amongst the husband and the children. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE February 25, 2011 archana