// 1 // IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR ORDER IN S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No.3345/2007 Sharwan Kumar Son of Jai Narain Versus Om Prakash Son of Nathu Lal Kumawat and Others Date of Order ::: 16.10.2008 Present Hon'ble Mr. Justice Narendra Kumar Jain Shri Gaurav Gupta, Counsel for appellant #### By the Court:- Heard learned counsel for the appellant. For enhancement of the amount of compensation, the injured-appellant has preferred this appeal against the impugned judgment dated 4th June, 2007 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, whereby the learned Tribunal awarded a total sum of Rs.1,78,354/- as compensation. The learned counsel for the appellant has assailed the finding of the Tribunal in respect of Issue No.3 and prayed for enhancement of the amount of compensation. I have considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the appellant in the light of reasons assigned by the learned Tribunal. The Tribunal has observed that the claimant was 28 years old; he sustained three injuries as per Injury-Report (Exhibit-8) and, out of which, one // 2 // injury was on his head and, as per the X-ray Report, the same was found to be grievous. As per the permanent disability-certificate, the claimant sustained 10% permanent disability. The Tribunal applied multiplier of 18 and, in view of 10% permanent disability, awarded a sum of Rs.97,000/- towards loss of income; Rs.54354/- towards bills relating to medicines etc.; the appellant remained admitted in S.K. Soni Hospital for ten days and, therefore, the Tribunal awarded Rs.5000/- on this account, and also awarded Rs.10,000/- for mental agony. Therefore, total amount of Rs.1,78,354/- has been awarded as compensation. The Tribunal is expected to award compensation under Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which is just and reasonable. It is settled law that amount of compensation should neither be meager amount nor it should be a bonanza. The amount of compensation awarded in the present case appears to be just and reasonable and I do not find any infirmity in the finding on Issue No.3 recorded by the Tribunal so as to interfere with the same. There is no merit in this miscellaneous appeal and the same is accordingly dismissed. (Narendra Kumar Jain) J. //Jaiman//