FAO No. 844 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 844 of 2011 Date of decision May 2, 2011 Naranjan Singh and another ....... Appellants Versus Gursev Singh and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. B. S. Sewak, Advocate for the appellant. **** 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. The appeal is for enhancement of claim of compensation determined for death of a boy aged 22 years who was an agricultural labourer. The claimants were parents, both of whom were aged 60 years and above. While assessing the compensation, the Tribunal took the income at `3,000/- per month and after making a 50% deduction for personal expenses, adopted a multiplier of 9 suitable to the age of the parents. It also added the medical expenses incurred and made provision for funeral expenses and awarded `10,000/- for loss of love and affection. The over all compensation was determined at `2,61,000/-. 2. Learned counsel states that the income assessed was low and so too, the choice of multiplier was also less than what it FAO No. 844 of 2011 2 should have been taken. In the manner of applying the multiplier the Tribunal has used relatively low multiplier having regard to the age of the parents. I do not find any error in such assessment. The over all compensation that has provided the actual expenses incurred and also making provision for conventional heads of claim is adequate and just and there is no scope for enhancement. 3. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE May 2 , 2011 archana