E'éEGirE $$E§§? G? $§E§é£§Wi$®L§£§i ix? gkiiSggg Fagarams Sic: Mama§ Yadw; rm é‘abhangau? Tehs§% Abhahpw, §é$€récz Raipui'i’CG} Ghaashyam Sm Pafmanand Navé‘ §, Ives§dant a? Kwud, eh$§§ Kumé, D§s€r§c Shamiari {CG} The Bi‘amh mamger, The Griiéntai' msw’ame Ccifd Amar ‘faékEa ”r“ Pichhe DhamiaH ru‘i Mé§$a§égmem§§ Amreaé meier SegEmr; ‘§?‘3 é; R,“£3‘ém‘ Eehéatg A2? ~ Preseni‘ : Shr§ Awadh Trigathi anti SihE’i A§hishék Sara??? ocu515e§ f0? fhe appé£éants. S‘rm Vishm Kosh‘ta, ccunSel for reSpandgni N62. Shr§ Swhh” Agrawai and Shri ? Dui’za, caun$e§ W respanéen't Na3. @REER {22M gememhen 2%:3; The foiiowmg mder «3f the Caurt wa3 pasrsewi by Ragggvg Eagm, €13. a Eavg§gaai aawxg ‘ wGrigxav: HQE§EELE SH??? §§$£E§i G8P?A, £13, $=§€3§ELE $§R§ %;é§§‘a§€%%é§§’§=% =3§£§§§$R§%iwgk§ mé$ca§§aaeaug £9ma§ 'i‘éjgég2 0f i3m3€§§ams 0f 2&4 Indefbaii W10 Ramji Nési‘md, agécé 40 Eaimams yeah“, I a ‘ Kamji a n Sm) Wgeha‘iiar . .{ . \issnad, ‘ x § 4a u:- ‘\ agea yams ‘ t §0ih resideni‘ a? vmage Parkhaada Tehsi§ Kurw Dig'trist aham‘tai V§Q5L3 “i'his §s Ciaimams’ appeal far enhancemem of the E campensaizian awarded by the Addi‘l‘ionai Moiar Accidem Céa§m3 T i D 20m gagsed m Cmm base Ne 5&6f2007 As against the campensaiion cs?” ??.QU,‘QOG/— aiaimed by the ag s/ciaimanta uriformna’ce parenig cf decgaseci Fag‘gram by V . mg a ciaim geii‘tim‘: Lindsr 3ec‘iion 165 of ihe Mots? Vehicles Aci, Ear “11$ ‘deaih in x”: moiar acadén’i 0n 2Q f 2X32 me :ribunai gwacied a feta} $um 9f Rs. o2 4001- a3 oer ben$anan a am wx h E mereat Q I £3013 yer wwm “om he (me o he fiémg a? tha ciaim E36“ LIE)“ 13V “he 53% e O? acébal Damwem 3} The Tununa! 0n cEoce w‘mtmv m me r‘Er ewcence Ed bafere it liege? that cia ma¢ts’ son auumm mac; an gccvum Q ma ii’tgwie$ guatained by him En ihe memr &csider1t 0n 29.05.20132: ihe &ac§den’i occuwgd due tc; rash and: negiiger’zt érévmg Of ihe aim/w sf Gifencmg vehscxe TmVK aearmc: ragga ”2mm N9 kw Q11 a9 the n e above a? enmm vehmks TmGK On me daie a; me éccmen Wa5 . msured wi‘ih [the Grienta§ inSuranse Campany Limiied ant; the murarkcg Csrwany could nei e$éab£ish emy breaah of ihe Qoiic‘v‘ Canditims; ihe Ensuranw Comfaany was iiabie ‘Eo pay commensatiam ribunai, Dhamtari (for ghort ‘ihe Tribunai’) véde award gated ~i-\ 4) As the ressporadenis have not fiiee any aepea! agains’: the awafcé, the abeve fineings recordeci by the Triburaai have aaw a‘i’iaiaea fiaaa'év " 2: p " m fia i 5"! The Tribumai aase$seé the income 0f the deceased a’i Rs.?0!- gei" afay; R31 £23k per menih assuming ma? the deceased ware; geiiing work on‘iy fer 26 day‘s ira a month. Ey deductmg Ra‘tBGGf— per mariih mwarés tha perscma experase$ of me deceased»; the Ciaimanis’ dependency wee eseeesed a? Re? ,Q20/a per menth end Rs.12,24Q/— pev annum. By mu§iipiying ihe amuei dependeney of Rs.’}2?240f- wi‘x‘n {he mui‘iipiier Czf 1Q, the eampensaiien was warked out is Rs.€,22!400;’-. By awarciang furiher sum of. Re.10,0GG;’~ under other heede, ihe Tribunai awarded a tom sum of F35.1,32,4OD!- a3 compensaiian i0 the eiaimanie far the deafn of their sen Faguramg m ihe mete: aceiden‘i. The Tribunaé fmher ciirected eaymeni of intereet an ihe gem/e awwuni of campensaiée'n 0f R31. ,3274QGI- {a} ”2.5% per amum fmm me éaie e? ihe fiiéng 0f 'the claim petitien tm i‘ne date of aetuai wayment. 6f; She Awacih Tripaihi am? Sim Ahhis‘nek Saref, ieamed cmnsei for ihe appeliams submi’ktee‘ “that the Tfibunal hae errec‘; é net accep'iing {he ciaimante’ evidence about i‘ne income o‘ ihe deceased and in assessing his income at Re.’i,82D/- per month oniy; in deducting 53% of ihe income cf the deceaeeci towame his personal xpenses; in seiecting ihe iower multiplier of 10; and in awamiing low compenséiion of Rsii ,32,4i3i)1’— only. E7} Shn Sudhir Agrawal and Shri P Quite, leai’ned counsel for respondent No.3 the Orieniai insurance Ccmpeny Limiied, on the oiher hand suppened i‘ne aware and contendecl that lhe compeneaiion oi" Rel 5327400ig awarded by the Tribuna‘i ie just and I i “‘ . w’ h pmper campema’tian in the facts and ci{cur{3$tance$ of ihe presem - €3S€. a 8‘; Shri V§shnu Kmhta, ieameij Goun3ei far {esponden‘t N02 Ghamshyam, the owner of the offending vehicie aisc supperted tha awarci. Q) True; the ciaimanis pleaded that ‘iheir $011 Fagumm used. i0 eam ‘v‘ K3 ,iGu-‘120l— a gar aay a as HamaiiCaoneli-jm‘ier p m ‘ in me r q- HUCK, = me v- evidence ied in thai; behaif wee no: of ci’mbhing mime. The ciaimar‘r‘ts even dgd mt examine the owner of *‘ihe Truck befare ihe Trlieunaé ‘to eeiabileh ‘me income of ihe deceasec; t0 met exieni. 1n thie eie'te e’f evidenee, we do not find; any feui’t in ihe apemach 0E” the Tribuna£ in discarding the ckaimawE’ evideme abeut {he income 1 I a ef the eeoeased. ’13) Neverkheiees; the inccme of the deoeasec: aseeseed by ‘me ribuoa§ at R531 ,82Cii— per mom‘n is certainEy 0o ihe §ower eio‘e and reqeires reconsidera’oon. 1’1 1‘} The Tribuhei whi'ie discardmg the claimahis’ a evidence aboui e 'the income a? the deceased; ought to have asee’eeed his tnceme an the beets et’ the notional income oreecribeei th the Seooho‘ $ohedoie ‘ under Seotioo ’163—ia of the Motor Vehiotee ,ritot. t2} $ectton 163 — A of the Act Where-under the Seooeol Scheduie wee introduced in the year 1994 reade as fol%owe : mites £3: eeeciet gorevte‘aooe e2; to oaymerzt ot oomoeneatton oe etmotetett tetmete beets - {1} Notwithetendtng anything contained in this Act or in any other iew tor the "\ time being in ioree or ineiroment having the X i. i force 0f !aw, ihe ownef 0f the momr vehicéa or E the authewed insurer sha§§ be iiabie to pay'in ir'ne caée cf cieaih 0f germaneni’ ixfisabiemem due to accident &r§s§wg wt cf the use of maiar vehécfe,. com§en$a§on, as inciicai‘ed in im Secmd Schedu§e, ta i‘he legaf heim 0r the victim; as ihe case may be. Expianatéan :— Fcr the purposee of thie sub- section, “permanent disabiiéiy" Shaéé have the same meemng aria: extent as in iEie Werkmene Compensation Act, 1Q23 (8 0f $23). (‘2) In any ciaim for compensaiien undei' Sub — Secfion (1), the ciaimana’: sha§i not be required to pieaei or eeta’eiish the? ’ihe death or permanent dieabiemeni in {espec’r e’r’ which ihe ciaim has {seen made was due to any wrengmz act or negiect 0r defawt 0f fee Gwnel“ of the vehicie or vehioies conoemec} 0! of aoy oiher person. (3) The Centre? Government may, keegoing in View the coet of rivrng by norifioatron in ihe Official Gazeire, from time to time ameno ihe Second Se’neciuie.” s . 13) The above quoted Sub — Seciion (3) of Seoiion i6? — A of the Aer mandaied ihe Centre! Government io amend the 3econd Senee‘uie from iime to time keeping in view Erie cost of iiving. i4) As one Centre! Government has feiieo in amending the $eoond Seheduie as provided in Sub — Section (E) of Seoiion iC3 — {3‘ of the Aer; the Cboorie / Tribune! can take judiciai notiee of increase in the prioee or" essentiei oommoditie‘eend ine cost o iiving during ihe period beiween the introduction oi tne Second e Scheduie in me yea-r i994 am‘ ihe ciate of accédant m the g§ven 6336. New; reverting £0 ihe present case, the unfortuwte accident Merein ihe ciaimanis’ son Fagumm ms? his life mink piece in 'i'he yr 2002. if the increase in "£‘ne prices of eeseniiei eammodiiiee a ihe (203% of living duriag the period betweeri 19% arid 2(362 are iaeri inio consideraiicn; he neiie‘nai incame 0f ReifiDQ‘QZ ereseribed in the Semnci Scheduie ii} ihe year $94 weuid cer‘ieiniy came to Rs.BG,0QO/’- in :he year 2002. We, iherefare, prspeee t9 re-compuie the compensaiion iakirig i‘ne imam-e of the deceaeed at R$.3{3,GGO/- per amum. i6 Censiciering ihai. cieceased Faguram wee unmarried on the dare of irie aceidené, we deem ii proper to deducr 5 0/0 a? Re.3C3,GGI)/— rewarijs his persona} expenses, n View ef the reeeni dictum of the Ap x Ccur’i in the case 0f Syed gashee? Ahamee eié’gere “rife iifiei‘iemmee‘. .Eemeei erre erae’fmef reimries} irfs Z Seereme Qeeri Seees £25. The c aimenie’ depeneeneyj there‘iere) is eseeeeed ei Fisi 3mm per ennum. ‘ W} The muitieiier of 10 eeiected by me Tribunei came‘i be reunci 'eii ‘5: é ea nd k “e s u wiii in View or” ihe fee? {her the cieimente ere perenie 0f the V rieceesee eriri in View er ihe aficium 0f ihe Apex Ceuri in 'E‘ne ceee of i‘’eeieieei Cereereéiea‘ef €3r‘ee‘ier Bemeey ‘ee Lexmen iges‘ “re. eaeEhe-E', repcsrierj in {zee‘éi 53 SCC-‘ES’i, whereiri it was heéd we: in ibcee eases wriere the ciaimen’rs ere parente a? the e’eeeeeed, fine muiiipiier ehoeie? mever exeeee if}. ‘ W am ) we géegé; éi i3) 3y muiiimymg i’ne annual denemdency af Rs? EQOG '~ wééh ihe 9 mué’zépher 0f ‘; , €he com’gensséiim works wi' EO RSr1§5QDOQXn The daémanis are furihar eniéiied i3 Fecaive RsaQQQfu Ecwam$ mnefai expenses; ans; R$.5,GQGI’— fer §o$s 0?" esi‘ae. The c§a§man€s, ihu3 became enEitmc- t9 raceiva a totai am 0f Rs.‘i%6€3;QDI3i~ as gamm‘msgiicn far the death a? their 3cm Faguram m the mam“ I Ecckiem, ’iQ} The siaiman’cs are furiher awarded a sum (33‘ Rs.2,4GG/- as Quantifiéd amoum 0? iniere$t on ‘the emanced amount of comgensa€ian 0f Rs.27‘6QGf-. 2U} Far the foregcing reasons, tha apgaea f§§ed by the ciaimanm far enhamcememi 0f the compensa‘iion is a§ieweei in pari. The cemeensaiion 0:? Rs.’i,32;4$9i- awarded by the Tribunai is enhancee i0 Rs”: ,6G,GOG!- wii'h fua’i‘ner quaniifieé ameunt 0‘? ir‘fiems’i of R$.2,400!- cm the eh‘na‘nced .amauni of cemsaeeeatiaix Of/ Rs.2?,6QGI—. 21} Reepcndent No3 ihe Oi'ienta; msurance Scmganv Liméted s is granied ihi’ee months} time far éepeeizmg the‘iota? sum G7" 3: E R33Q§GOL {Re.27,5DO./- iewarde emaeced amsum 0: cemeeeeeiion + Rs.2,4OD/— ’tewams auaniifiezj ameun’z 0f intereet on the enhameci amount of compensatien a? Rs.2?,60Q/-) befere izhe canceming Ciaims Trébunaé. 22} No order ae i0 ceets. r i " \ Chief Justice ‘1