THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY MA CMA No.3501 of 2009 JUDGMENT: Narava Abaddam, the husband of the first appellant and the father of appellants 2 to 4, was travelling in an auto rikshaw, on 20.05.2003, along with the first appellant, from Visakhapatnam to Madura Somannapalem. A passenger vehicle bearing No.AP 35 B 1177, owned by the second respondent and insured with the third respondent, is said to have rashly dashed against the auto, resulting in death of Abaddam. The appellants on the one hand and the parents of the deceased on the other hand filed O.P.Nos.1167 and 1271 of 2003 claiming compensation. They pleaded that the deceased was working as Watchman, earning Rs.2,000/-per month, and was aged 34 years, at the time of his death. Both the O.Ps were mainly opposed by the third respondent. Through a common order, dated 29.11.2005, the Tribunal awarded a sum of Rs.1,36,800/- and apportioned the same along with the appellants and the parents of the deceased. The appellants seek enhancement of the same. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants and the learned counsel for third respondent. There is no dispute as to the occurrence of the accident and the death of the deceased, on account of the same. The age of the deceased was taken as 34 years and hardly, there was any controversy about it. While the appellants pleaded that the deceased was earning Rs.2,000/-per month, the Tribunal took it at Rs.1,500/-per month on the ground that there was no evidence about it. The deceased was said to be a Watchman. The wages of even unskilled labour, at the relevant point of time, were in the range from Rs.1,800/- to Rs.2,000/- per month. This Court is of the view that the wages can be taken at Rs.1,800/-per month and the loss of dependency would be at Rs.1,200/-per month and Rs.14,400/-per annum. The Tribunal has chosen multiplier ‘15’ based upon Schedule-II-A. Therefore, the loss of dependency would be at Rs.2,16,000/-. A sum of Rs.9,500/- needs to be awarded towards loss of consortium, loss of estate and funeral expenses. Thus, a total compensation would be at Rs.2,25,500/-. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is partly allowed, enhancing the compensation of Rs.2,25,500/-. The enhanced amount shall carry interest at 7% per annum. The amount shall be apportioned in the same ratio, as directed by the Tribunal, among the appellants as well as the parents of the deceased, who are claimants in O.P.No.1271 of 2003. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Date:08.10.2009 sj