SHANKAR LAL Vs. NAND LAL MEENA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE claimant-appellants have filed this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act against the judgment of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Neem-ka-Thana, Sikar in MAC No. 43/89, whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the compensation of Rs. 80,000/- in favour of the appellants and deducted 40 out of which towards negligence on the part of the deceased, therefore, total compensation of Rs. 48,000/- was allowed.

(3.) THE next contention of the learned counsel for the appellants is that deceased was 19 years of age, therefore, amount of Rs. 80,000/- awarded in the present case was a meager amount and the same should be enhanced. He referred Hazi Zainullan Khan (Dead) by L. Rs. vs. Nagar Mahapalika, Allahabad (T. A. C. (1950-95) S. C. 13) and submitted that in similar circumstances where deceased was 20 years of age, the Hon'ble Supreme Court enhanced amount of Rs. 1,46,900/- to Rs. 1,50,000/-, therefore, his contention is that the amount Rs. 48,000/- should be enhanced to Rs. 1,50,000/ -.