NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. FARZANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellants have challenged the award of the learned Tribunal whereby the compensation of Rs. 3,62,500/ - has been awarded to the appellants.

(2.) THE accident dated 10th May, 2000 resulted in the death of Master Farman aged 7 years. The parents of the deceased filed the claim petition before the learned Tribunal. The deceased was a student of IInd standard in P.D. Public School. The learned Tribunal took the notional income of the deceased to be Rs. 22,500/ - and applied the multiplier of 15 to compute the loss of dependency to be Rs. 3,37,500/ -. Rs. 10,000/ - has been awarded towards medical expenses and Rs. 5,000/ - each has been awarded towards transportation of the dead body, funeral expenses and loss of estate. The total compensation is awarded Rs. 3,62,500/ -.

(3.) IN the case of Manju Devi v. Musafir Paswan, the Hon'ble Supreme Court awarded compensation of Rs. 2,25,000/ - in respect of death of a 13 - years old boy by applying the multiplier of 15 and taking the notional income of Rs. 15,000/ - as per the Second Schedule of the Motor Vehicles Act. The relevant portion of the said judgment is reproduced hereunder: