BALWINDER SINGH Vs. VEENA SHARMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE injured claimant has filed the instant appeal challenging the impugned award arising out of MACT No. 17 of 2009 claiming further enhancement in the compensation as granted by the Tribunal.

(2.) BRIEFLY stated, the claimant sought compensation under Section 163 -A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short 'the Act'), on account of multiple grievous injuries caused to him in a motor vehicular accident due to the use of the offending vehicle i.e. Car No. PB -02 -AZ -4150 which was being driven by respondent No. 2 and owned by respondent No. 1.

(3.) THUS , the Tribunal held that appellant was entitled to a sum of Rs. 4,17,401/ - for the injuries taking his income at Rs. 15,000/ - per annum as per the Second Schedule of the Act and keeping in view his disability at 80% and the age of 35 years by applying a multiplier of 16 holding that he was entitled to compensation of Rs. 1,92,000/ - as loss of income further granting medical expenses to the extent of Rs. 15,000/ - as one -time payment as per the provisions of Section 163 -A of the Act and also granting a sum of Rs. 2,20,401/ - also for medical expenses further granting a sum of Rs. 5000/ - towards other miscellaneous expenses.