IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.K.ABDUL REHIM WEDNESDAY, THE 14TH JANUARY 2009 / 24TH POUSHA 1930 MACA.No. 2595 of 2008() ----------------------- OPMV.950/2004 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, MUVATTUPUZHA .................... APPELLANT(S): -------------- 1. SHYLA W/O.LATE ASOKAN RESIDING AT KALLIDUMBIL HOUSE, BAPPUJI LANE ARAKUZHA ROAD, MUVATTUPUZHA (WIDOW) 2. APPU, S/O.LATE ASOKAN RESIDING AT KALLIDUMBIL HOUSE, BAPPUJI LANE ARAKUZHA ROAD, MUVATTUPUZHA SON OF THE DECEASED 3. ANISHA D/O.LATE ASOKAN RESIDING AT KALLIDUMBIL HOUSE, BAPPUJI LANE ARAKUZHA ROAD, MUVATTUPUZHA DAUGHTER OF THE DECEASED 4. AMMINI W/O,KUTTAPPAN RESIDING AT KALLIDUMBIL HOUSE, KOMBANADU VILLAGE PERUMBAVOOR (MOTHER OF THE DECEASED) BY ADV. SMT.ANEY PAUL SRI.PHILIP J.VETTICKATTU RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. MOLLY LOUIS, NEDUMBARA HOUSE 35/1957, B.T.S.ROAD, KEERTHI NAGAR, KOCHI. 2. LOUIS ., S/O.JOSEPH CHARTED ACCOUNTANT, NEDUMBARA HOUSE PALARIVATTOM KARA, EDAPPALLY (SOUTH) VILLAGE KOCHI. 3. THE BRANCH MANAGER THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO.LTD KOTTACKAL ARYA VAIDYASALA BUILDING, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI. THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/01/2009,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & C.K.ABDUL REHIM, JJ. .................................................................... M.A.C.A. No.2595 of 2008 .................................................................... Dated this the 14th day of January, 2009. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. The appeal is filed for enhancement of compensation. The appellants are the wife and minor children of a Police-driver who died in an accident involving the Police jeep driven by him and a Maruti car. As a result of the impact of the accident, both vehicles overturned and the husband of the appellant and passenger of the jeep who was a Head Constable, sustained injuries. The appellant's husband died in the Hospital on account of injuries within a week from date of accident. The case of the appellants is that compensation awarded namely Rs.7,87,650/- is very low. 2. We have gone through the award and we do not think there is any scope for interference because in the first place, the award itself is fairly good amount. Secondly, MACT has not reckoned the benefits such as family pension that the first appellant is entitled to on account of death of her husband in service. Besides this, compassionate 2 employment and other incentives are also available to the family members of a Policeman dying in service. Above all, we find that the compensation granted is quite reasonable. We, therefore, dismiss the appeal. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge C.K.ABDUL REHIM Judge pms