THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.2625 of 2008 JUDGMENT: Aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 07.02.2006 in O.P.No.2618 of 2003 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-XXII Additional Chief Judge, City Criminal Court, Hyderabad, the present appeal is filed. Appellant herein is the respondent in O.P.No.2618 of 2003. The respondents herein are the petitioners in the said O.P. filed for compensation for the death of one Abdul Majeed @ Doulath Pasha (deceased). The Tribunal, after considering both the oral and documentary evidence, awarded compensation of Rs.3,98,000/- with interest @ 7.5% per annum against the claim of Rs.6,00,000/-. Aggrieved thereby, the present appeal is filed by the respondent- A.P.S.R.T.C. Now the point for consideration is whether the amount of compensation granted by the Tribunal is sustainable The factum of accident was not in dispute. In order to prove the earnings of the deceased, the 1st respondent herein, who is the father of the deceased, was examined as P.W.1. The age of the mother of the deceased is not in dispute. According to the averments of the petition, the age of the mother of the deceased is 40 years. Admittedly, the deceased is unmarried. In a case of this nature, when the deceased is unmarried, the age of the mother of the deceased is to be taken into consideration. The Tribunal, considering that the deceased was a skilled worker, assessed the income of the deceased as Rs.3,000/- per month., According to the petitioners, the deceased was contributing his entire earnings for the welfare of the family. As per the decision in Sarla Verma and others v Delhi Transport Corporation and another[1], the deceased being bachelor, 50% has to be deducted towards personal expenses because it is assumed that bachelor would attend to spend more money for himself. So, out of monthly income of the deceased i.e., Rs.3,000/-, half of the amount towards personal expenses comes to Rs.1,500/- per month. Therefore, the total contribution of the deceased towards his family is Rs.18,000/- per annum (Rs.1,500 x 12). When the multiplier ‘16’ is applied basing on the age of the mother of the deceased, the total loss of contribution comes to Rs.2,88,000/- (Rs.18,000 x 16). Therefore, the petitioners are entitled for a sum of Rs.2,88,000/- towards loss of future dependency. The Tribunal also awarded Rs.2,000/- towards transportation, Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses and Rs.10,000/- towards loss of estate, which need no interference of this Court. Accordingly, in all, the petitioners are entitled to an amount of Rs.3,02,000/- (Rs.2,88,000/- + Rs.2,000/- + Rs.2,000/- + Rs.10,000/-) as compensation under the head ‘loss of dependency’ payable by the respondent/appellant herein with interest. Though the Tribunal granted interest at 7.5% per annum, the same is hereby reduced to 6% per annum from the date of petition till realisation in view of the decision reported in Sarala Verma’s case referred supra. With the aforesaid modification, this appeal is allowed in part. No order as to costs. ____________________ JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO 15th April, 2011 v v [1] 2009 ACJ, 1298