KRISHNA AND ORS. Vs. RAM PARKASH AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The only ground on which the Tribunal has not considered the income of the deceased while awarding compensation is that under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006 (for short, 2006 Rules) the deceased was entitled to draw full amount of salary up to the age of superannuation. Learned Tribunal has observed as under:-

(2.) I have heard learned counsel for appellants, counsel for respondents and have perused the award passed by the Tribunal.

(3.) Learned counsel for appellants relied upon Reliance General Insurance Company Limited v. Purnima and others, 2013 2 RCR(Civ) 42, a judgment of Division Bench of this Court, where the matter was referred in view of conflict of opinion. The question posed by the Division Bench was "Whether the compensation received from the government under 2006 Rules (or otherwise) is to be deducted from the total compensation. It was held by the Division Bench as under:-