IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPLICATION NO.5319 OF 2007. APPLICATION NO.5319 OF 2007. APPLICATION NO.5319 OF 2007. IN IN IN FIRST FIRST FIRST APPEAL NO.2792 OF 2007. APPEAL NO.2792 OF 2007. APPEAL NO.2792 OF 2007. Smt Asha Anand Pandey & Ors. ...Applicants Versus M.S.R.T.C. ...Respondent. Shri A.J.Almeda for the Applicants. Shri C.M.Lokesh for the Respondent. CORAM CORAM CORAM : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. : ABHAY S.OKA, J. DATED DATED DATED : 04th February, 2008. : 04th February, 2008. : 04th February, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard advocate for the applicant and the advocate for respondents. The application for stay filed by the respondent has been disposed of by order dated 29th September, 2007 by granting stay as prayed. However, by order dated 23rd November, 2007 the applicants were permitted to withdraw a sum of Rs.75,000/- without security. While disposing of application for stay, this Court granted liberty to the present applicants to apply for withdrawal of the amount deposited by the respondent. 2. The award of the Tribunal is in a case arising out of a fatal accident. The age of the deceased daughter of the applicants was 20 years at the time of accident and she was a student. Considering these facts, the multiplier applied by the Tribunal is prima : 2 : 2 : 2 : facie on the extremely higher side. Similarly, the dependency taken is also on the higher side. 3. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, Civil Application is disposed of by passing following order: (i) In addition to sum of Rs.75,000/- which is already permitted to be withdrawn, the applicants will be entitled to withdraw a further amount of Rs.01,25,000/- without security and a sum of Rs.01,00,000/- on furnishing adequate security. (ii) Rest of the amount deposited by the respondent shall be invested in any nationalised bank in fixed deposit and the fixed deposit shall be renewed from time to time till the disposal of the appeal. (iii) There will be no orders as to costs. Judge. Judge. Judge.