SURINDER KAUR Vs. GURDEV SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS order will dispose of FAO No. 1081 of 2004 Surinder Kaur and others v. Gurdev Singh and others; FAO No. 1440 titled Gurdev Singh v. Surinder Kaur and others; FAO No. 1441 titled Gurdev Singh v. Suman Singal and others and FAO No. 792 of 2003 titled Suman Singhal and others v. Gurdev Singh and others.

(2.) ALL these four appeals arise out of the common award passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana (for short the Tribunal). In FAO No. 1081 of 2004 the facts are as under :-

(3.) THE learned counsel for the appellants contends that in view of the fact that the deceased was having a large family to support, deduction of a sum of Rs. 1,000/- cannot be sustained towards personal expenses. He also challenged the multiplier applied by the Tribunal on the ground that the deceased was held to be age of 45 years and therefore, as per the Schedule multiplier of 13 was required to be applied.