Division Bench Coram : Hon'bie Shri Jagdish Bhalia, Ag. C.J. & Hon'bie Shri Diiip Raosaheb Deshmukh, J. c .A. (Ci (P.R.) No.3823 of 200S AlfrCQ ^)-^ C^- Pankaj Kumar, aged about 23 yeare Son of iate Shri Shankar Das 02. Shishir Mahant, aged about 21 years, son of iate Shri Shankar Das 03. Minor, Km. Deepika Mahant, agsd 17 years, daughter of iate Shri Shankar Das' Mahant, Through Pankaj Kumar Mahant her natural guardian. Sadra Bai, aged about 86 years wife of late Shri Piia Das, Ali residents of Awas No.A.G./1528/SO, Kaveri Vihar, Jamnlpali, Post-Jamnlpali, Katghora, District-Korba (C.G.) Gaya Prasad Chandra, aged about 41 years, son of Naman Sjngh rasident of Arssya, Poltee Station Jaij'aipur, Tehsit- Sakti, District-Janjgir-Champa (C-.G.) Mochan Prasad Sahu, aged about 32 years, son of Meghram Sahu resident of Bawnibudi, Post-Kanshigarh, Police Station- Jaijaipur, Tehsii-Sakti, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) Nationai Snsurance Co. Ltd. iranch Office-Korba 13, Minu Cbmpiex, Kosabadi, Korba, Tehsil and District-Korba(C.G.) M1SC. APPEAL UNDER SECT10N 173 OF MOTQRVEHIC^LEACT Shri Sunit Sahu, counsel for the appeilants. (Passed on 05-07-2007) The foilowing orai order of the Court was passed by Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, J.: Heard on admission. (2) Being aggrieved by the impugned award dated 18-10-2006 passed by the Searned Additiona! Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Korba, District Korba (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunai") in Ciaim Case No.73 of 2005, the appellants/claimants have preferred this appea! ft>r enhancement of compensation. (3) The oniy point urged by learned counsel forthe appellant in this appeal for enhancement of compensation awarded by the Addltional Motor Accidents Ciaims Tribunal, Korba in the case of accidenta! death of Shankar Das Mahant, aged about 49 years is that ttie compensation of Rs.13,72,000/- (Rs. Thirteen Lakh & Seventy frwo thousand only) te inadequate as the Tribuna! ought to have taken into consideration the gross saiary of the deceased whiie assessing the loss of dependency. (4) Learned counset for the appeilant did not disputs that the Ex.P-14 i.e. the document of Income tax return of financia! year 2003-2004 fi!ed by the ciaimant did not show the actua! deductions from the salary. Learned counsel for the appetlant ateo conceded that the applicant did not fite any document to show the nature of deductions from the saiary ofthe deceassd. (5) In this view of the matter, we are of the considered opinion that the iearned Tribuna! was wholiy justified in assessing !oss of dependency on the net salary of the deceased. No other point was urged. SSBSSJBIISBBfS (6) In the result, the appeat, being devoid of merit, is accordingly dismissed at the stage of admission. Sd/- ActingChiefJustice Sd/- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge Fumane