MUMTAJ BEGAM Vs. AJJIJUDDEEN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal have been filed against the award dated 5.5.2007 passed by Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Sambhar lake, District Jaipur in MACT case No.35/2005 whereby the claimants have been awarded compensation in the amount of Rs. 4,45,000.00 for the death of Mirajul Islam.

(2.) THE facts have been set out in the impugned judgment and hence I am not repeating the same here except wherever necessary.

(3.) THE learned counsel for the claimant appellants has argued that the MACT has manifestly erred in awarding merely a sum of Rs.4,45,000.00. The deceased at the time of death was aged 33 years and he was running NGO named as Green Asam Society, used to earn about Rs. 5,000.00 per month. The MACT erred in assessing income of the deceased as Rs. 3,000.00 and his contribution towards the family as two third of it. The MACT has not taken into consideration the future prospects of the deceased. A very low multiplier of 17 was applied. Under the head of consortium a very low amount was awarded. The MACT has also erred in awarding 6 per cent interest. The interest should have been 12 per cent.