ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. Vs. SIMARJIT KAUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company assailing the award dated 22.7.2013, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala (for short 'the Tribunal'), vide which, the Insurance Company has been held liable to pay the compensation to the tune of Rs. 10,53,000/ - to the claimants, on account of death of Gulzar Singh in a motor vehicular accident. Learned counsel for the appellant contends that the learned Tribunal committed a grave error in awarding the compensation, and without there being any proof of income, the learned Tribunal assessed the income of the deceased at Rs. 4000/ - per month and added 50% with regard to future prospects.

(2.) I have heard the learned counsel for the appellant and perused the case file.

(3.) IN the present case, the deceased was 30 years of age at the time of his death. He was working as an electrician and also had been doing dairy farming and agriculture work. He was thirty years of age at the time of his death. Therefore, the learned Tribunal has rightly added 50% increase with regard to future prospects.