ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. MANJU GUPTA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. R. Alam, J. This appeal under S. 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been filed against the award of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal. Ferozabad, dated 16-12-1998 in Claim Petition No. 148 of 1993 awarding a compensation of Rs. 5,50,893 to the dependants of the deceased who died in a road accident.

(2.) HEARD learned counsel for the appellant and Sri B. R. Singh, learned Advocate for the opposite parties.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the appellant in support of appeal, urged three points; viz. , (I) that the driver who was driving the vehicle in question at the time of accident is not having valid licence; (ii) that the income of the deceased has not correctly been assessed and calculated; and (iii) that the multiplier has wrongly been applied by the Tribunal.