1 S.B. CIVIL MISC. APPEAL NO.625/2007 (Smt.Amari & ors. Vs. Ramesh Chandra & ors.) Date of Order :: 22nd February 2007 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI Mr.Mahendra Trivedi for the appellants ... For quantification of compensation to be awarded to the four children of the vehicular accident victim Lalji about 35 years of age and said to be earning about Rs.5,000/- per month while working as mason and from agriculture, the Tribunal has not accepted the assertion of the claimants about income of the victim for want of cogent corroborative evidence and has put an estimate on his income at Rs.2,400/-; and after deducting one-third on his personal expenditure and with application of multiplier of 16 has assessed pecuniary loss at Rs.3,07,200/-; and after allowing Rs.20,000/- towards non- pecuniary loss and Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses has made the award of compensation in the sum of Rs.3,29,200/- and has allowed interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of filing of claim application. The award is sought to be questioned in this appeal by the claimants as being low and inadequate. 2 Having examined the award in question in its totality, this Court is satisfied that the compensation awarded by the Tribunal cannot be said to be inadequate. For want of cogent corroborative evidence, the Tribunal cannot be said to have erred in putting an estimate on the income of the deceased at Rs.2,400/- per month. The Tribunal has made the assessment of loss for the surviving claimants i.e. children of the deceased in a reasonable manner with application of multiplier of 16. It is noticed that claimant No. 1, wife of the victim, expired during pendency of the claim application and her name was deleted. In the context of surviving claimants, the award cannot be said to be lesser than that of just compensation and rules out any scope for enhancement. The appeal fails and is, therefore, dismissed summarily. MK (DINESH MAHESHWARI), J.