IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAT IF TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY M.A.C.M.A.No.3473 OF 2008 Between:- The A.P.S.R.T.C., rep. by its Managing Director and Vice Chairman, RTC Cross Roads, Hyderabad. …Appellant A n d K.V.S.Ramani and others …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY M.A.C.M.A.No.3473 OF 2008 JUDGMENT: This appeal is directed against the judgment dated 22-11-2005 in M.V.O.P.No.2809 of 2002, on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- XXI-Additional Chief Judge, Hyderabad (for short ‘the tribunal’), wherein the claim of respondents 1 to 3 herein was allowed-in-part, awarding compensation of Rs.5,15,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition. 2. Heard both sides. Perused the records. 3. The only contention raised by the appellants in this appeal is that the tribunal erred in applying the multiplier ‘8’ as per the II Schedule, though the II Schedule itself is not applicable on account of the fact that the income of the deceased is more than Rs.40,000/-. 4. It is not disputed that the deceased was aged 58 years and was working as Manager in Sarabhai Peremel Private Limited, Baroda and drawing a salary of Rs.21,000/-. Even if the II Schedule is not made applicable, because his income exceeds Rs.40,000/- per annum, still as per the recent decision of the Apex Court in SARLA VERMA & OTHERS V. DEHLI TRANSPORT CORPORATION[1], the appropriate multiplier applicable for the age of the deceased is ‘9’. It cannot, therefore, be said that the multiplier ‘8’ applied by the tribunal is excessive or unreasonable. The loss of dependency estimated in a sum of Rs.4,88,000/- by the tribunal, applying the multiplier ‘8’, does not, therefore, call for any interference. The tribunal, however, awarded a sum of Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses, Rs.15,000/- towards loss of consortium and Rs.10,000/- towards loss of estate. The claimants are, however, entitled for a sum of Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses, Rs.2,500/- towards loss of estate and the first claimant-wife is held entitled for Rs.5,000/- towards loss of consortium. The claimants are, therefore, held entitled for a total compensation of Rs.4,97,500/- with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till realization. The impugned award is modified accordingly. 5. In the result, the civil miscellaneous appeal is allowed-in-part to the extent stated above. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 23rd July, 2010. Lrkm. [1] 2009(3) ALD 83 (SC)