SANTRA DEVI Vs. RAMESH KUMAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal has been filed by the claimant -appellants, seeking enhancement of the compensation amount awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar (for short 'the Tribunal'), vide award dated 9.11.2011, on account of death of Suresh Kumar, in a motor vehicular accident. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the deceased left behind four dependents i.e. mother, wife and two minor children. In view of Smt. Sarla Verma and others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009 3 RCR(Civ) 77, the dependency of 3/4th deserved to be taken. He further submits that the amount awarded towards transportation and last rite is also on the lower side. No amount has been awarded towards loss of consortium.

(2.) ON the other hand, the learned counsel for the respondent -Insurance Company has not disputed the above facts but he submits that the deceased was 42 years of age and therefore, the multiplier of 15 ought to have been applied.

(3.) I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the record carefully.