1 S.B.CIVIL MISC. APPEAL NO.1601/1999 (Lokendra Kumar Jain Vs. Ravi Kumar and ors.) Date of Judgment : 26-02-2009 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE GUMAN SINGH Mr. K.N.Tiwari,for the appellants. Mr.Satyendra Sharma , for the respondents. This appeal has been preferred on behalf of injured-appellant Lokendra Kumar for enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jaipur city, Jaipur vide judgment dated 8.9.99 whereby a sum of Rs.92,000/- was awarded by way of compensation for 20.5% disability caused in the accident to the injured-appellant. 2. The challenge in the appeal pertains to quantum of compensation only. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the learned Tribunal has failed to award adequate compensation by adopting Rs.3,000/- as monthly salary of injured and adopting multiplier of 18 commensurating with the age of injured. 4. Per contra, learned counsel for the 2 respondents supported the judgment of the Tribunal and submitted that the learned Tribunal has taken into consideration evidence adduced during inquiry and has awarded adequate compensation and calls for no interference. 5. After hearing the rival contentions, and going through the award as also record of the case, it is revealed that the learned Tribunal has assessed monthly earning of the injured to be Rs.3000/- and on adopting multiplier of 18 commensurating with the percentage of disability, amount deserves to be computed as under: 3000x12x18(multiplier)x20.5%(disability)= 1,32,840-75,000 (already awarded for loss of earning)=57,840 (to be additionally awarded) 6. Accordingly, appeal of the appellants is partly allowed and the Award passed by the learned Tribunal is modified to the extent that the appellants shall get a sum of Rs.57,840/- by way of additional enhanced compensation from the date of appeal i.e. 1.11.1999, with 6% interest to be paid 3 within three months. Thereafter interest shall be paid @9% per annum. The rest of the terms of award shall remain unchanged. Record be sent forthwith. (GUMAN SINGH),J. Sandeep/- item no.h-6