1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR O R D E R S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.740 of 1999. Smt. Bhanwar Kanwar wife of late Sh. Ranveer Singh & Others VERSUS Surendra Singh son of Shri Jasvant Singh & Others Date of Order :::: 11/11/2009 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dalip Singh Mr. Intjar Ali, For Mr. Mahendra Goyal, Counsel for the Claimant-appellants Mr. P.K. Kasliwal } Mr. C.M. Sharma } Counsel for the Respondents *** By the Court : Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the award of the learned Tribunal. This miscellaneous appeal has been preferred by the widow and dependents of deceased - Ranveer Singh, who died in a road accident, took place on 04.07.1998. On account of the death of deceased, the learned Tribunal awarded a sum of Rs.6,90,712/- by way of compensation under the various heads. 2 The grievance, which has been raised by the learned counsel in this miscellaneous appeal is two fold. It has been urged by the learned counsel that the learned Tribunal had given a finding with regard to the age of the deceased as 48-years and, therefore, in accordance with the provisions contained in the Second Schedule as well as the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Smt. Sarla Verma and Others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and Another, reported in 2009 (6) S.C.C 121, the multiplier prescribed is 13. As against 11 taken by the learned Tribunal. This fact is not disputed by the learned counsel for the respondents. In that view of the matter, without disturbing the finding with regard to the income of the deceased and the dependency assessed by the learned Tribunal the compensation on account of loss of earning to the dependents of the deceased is assessed as follows : (5066x12x13) = Rs.7,90,296/-. Less amount awarded under this head is Rs.6,68,712/- = Rs.1,21,584/-. The claimant-appellants are, therefore, entitled to enhance compensation on account of loss of earning to the extent of Rs.1,21,584/- with interest @ 6% per annum with effect from the date of filing of this miscellaneous appeal i.e. 21.04.1999 till the date of payment. 3 Second submission of the learned counsel for the claimant-appellants based upon the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Chameli Wati and Another Vs. Delhi Municipal Corporation and Others, reported in 1985 A.C.J. Page 645, is that the claimants were entitled to interest on the amount awarded. It is submitted by the learned counsel that the learned Tribunal had awarded interest only in the event of non- payment of the amount of compensation within 45-days. Keeping in view the principles laid down with regard to the amount of interest, which are to follow the award of compensation, it is directed that the claimant-appellants shall be entitled to interest on the amount awarded i.e. Rs.6,90,712/- with effect from the date of filing of this claim petition i.e. 13.10.1998 up to the date of realization of the aforesaid amount of Rs.6,90,712/-, which has been paid to the claimants by the respondents. This amount shall be paid by means of demand draft in favour of the claimants before the learned Tribunal. The miscellaneous appeal stands allowed to the extent as aforesaid. There will be no order as to costs. (Dalip Singh), J. ashok/