High Court of Punjab and HaryanaFAO/4117/2023allowed

Ramgiri And ANR v. Vikas Yadav And ORS

2025-08-18Mr. Justice Vikas Bahl10 pages

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A perusal of the revised chart would show that all the aspects have been rightly taken into consideration in the same as the appellants have rightly claimed that they are entitled to loss of consortium of Rs.96,800/- (there being two claimants), Rs.18,150/- on account of loss of estate, Rs.18,150/- on account of funeral expenses. The said aspect has not been disputed before this Court. Even with respect to monthly income of the deceased, it has not been disputed that the minimum wages for unskilled worker was Rs.8827.40 per month at the relevant time and that of the semi skilled worker was Rs.9268.75 per month. In the said circumstances, the revised claim made by the present appellants by taking the income to be

Rs.9000/- per month is reasonable and deserves to be upheld. Thus, the present appellants are entitled to Rs.2,05,900/- as additional compensation.

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