STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Vs. REHANA BEGUM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Pramod Kumar, learned Counsel for the appellants and Mohd. Ahtisham Khan, learned Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) THIS appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act against the judgment and order in Claim Petition No. 201 of 2002, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sultanpur on 7.9.2004.

(3.) THE Tribunal has awarded total compensation of Rs. 1,00 lac. The deceased Mohd. Anwar was child of ten years of age so his notional income was about Rs. 15,000 per annum. By deducting l/3rd, for the purpose of compensation the income was taken 10,000 per annum. By applying multiplier of 15 a compensation was awarded to Rs. 1,50,000 in addition to that Rs. 2,000 was given for funeral charges and Rs. 3,000 for medical charges. Thus, the total compensation of Rs. 1,55,000 was paid to the claimants.