ALKA KHANDELWAL Vs. GULAB KHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present misc. appeal has been preferred challenging the award dated 2.12.98 passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jaipur whereby the compensation of Rs. 4,29,500 was ordered to be paid in MACT Case No. 997 of 1995.

(2.) THE claim application was filed by the claimants widow and minor son and daughter of the deceased Raja Ram, who had died in motor accident occurred on 28.3.1995 when the car No. RSB 5787, in which he was travelling, had collided with the trolley No. RJ -01 -G -1635. In the same accident, the other occupant of the car Premlata Khandelwal had also died. The trolley was insured with the Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the appellant prays that out of six units even if the expenditure of deceased is to be deducted in that situation only one -third of the total income could have been assessed as expenditure on deceased and the dependency could not have been less than Rs. 30,000 per year. It is further submitted that the amount of loss of consortium and cremation is very meagre.