PEPA DEVI Vs. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) INSTANT appeal has been preferred by the widow, father, mother, grand -father, grand -mother and two minor sons of the deceased Maluram for the enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jaipur City vide judgment dated 9.8.1994 in Claim Petition No. 879/ 1991.

(2.) BRIEF facts of the case are that on 7.6.1991 at about 8.30 a.m. deceased Maluram was going by his motorcycle No. RSG 5650 with Ramu sitting behind him. When they reached at Balabala, suddenly a truck No. RNG 3377 with high speed came from the opposite side in an uncontrollable position. Maluram having seen drove his motorcycle towards kaccha and stopped his motorcycle but the driver of the truck could not control his truck and coming on the wrong side hit the motorcycle, as a result of which both the persons sitting on the motorcycle died on the spot.

(3.) AGGRIEVED by the award on the ground of inadequacy this appeal has been filed by the appellants.