265 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 28.11.2025 PARVEEN KUMAR AND ANR. .... Appellants VERSUS MOHAMMAD ANIS AND ORS .... Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN Present : Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate for Mr. Anshumaan Dalal, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Senior Advocate with Mr. Deepak Goyat, Advocate for respondent No.3.

ALKA SARIN, J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellants aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) vide award dated 02.01.2023.

2. Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts, as recorded in the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, are not being adverted to herein for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal in the present case had awarded the following compensation :

Sr. No. Heads Compensation Awarded

1. Monthly income ₹8,000

2. Deduction 1/3^rd [₹8,000 -₹2,665] = ₹5,335

3. Annual income [₹5,335 x 12] = ₹64,020 (rounded off to ₹64,000)

4. Multiplier of 16 [₹64,000 x 16] = ₹10,24,000

5. Funeral expenses ₹15,000 6. Loss of estate ₹15,000 7. Loss of consortium ₹40,000 T