KRISHNA DEVI Vs. RAJENDER SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appeal is for enhancement of claim for death of a male, aged 41 years in an accident that took place on 14.01.1998. He was an employee as a mechanic in Escorts Yamaha Motors Company at Faridabad. The claimants were widow, two minor children, married daughter and dependent father.

(2.) AT the trial, salary certificate showing his basic salary at Rs. 4,779.25 produced and evidence was given through a personnel from the office who said that he also paid a monthly incentive of Rs. 1,200/ -, medical allowances which were totalled up to Rs. 125/ - per month and bonus @ 20% of his salary that worked out to about Rs. 700/ -. The Tribunal took only the basic salary as the relevant part of income, applied a multiplier of 13 for an amount arrived after deducting 1/3rd for personal expenses and assessed the compensation of Rs. 4,97,016/ -.

(3.) THE award stands modified and the appeal is allowed to the above extent.