MACApp. 26/2003 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR MADAN B. LOKUR The appellant is aggrieved to a very limited extent by the award dated 1 6-6-2002 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kamrup, Guwahati in MAC C ase No.768/1999. The son of the claimant/appellant was aged about 35 years when he died i n a vehicular accident. None of the facts in the case are disputed and, therefore, it is not nec essary for me to record all the facts. Suffice it to say that the learned Tribunal has proceeded on the basis t hat since the age of the claimant/appellant is 55 years, the appropriate multipl ier to be applied in this case would be 8 and on that basis an award of ‘ 1,72,0 00/- has been made in favour of the claimant/appellant. I find from a perusal of Schedule-II of the Motor Vehicles Act that sinc e the age of the deceased was about 35 years, the appropriate multiplier would b e 16. If that is so, the compensation that should have been awarded to the claim ant/appellant ought to have been ‘ 3,44,000/-. In addition thereto, the Tribunal has awarded ‘ 10,000/- towards funeral expense s. This amount is not disputed. The Tribunal has mentioned that including the no fault award, the total award to the claimant/appellant is ‘ 2,48,000/-. In other words, the claimant/appellant will now be entitled to ‘ 3,44,00 0 - ‘ 2,48,000 = ‘ 96,000/-. This amount is required to be paid to the claimant /appellant by the New India Assurance Co. Ltd with interest @ 9% per annum w.e.f . the date of filing of the claim petition, that is, 13-3-1999 till the payment is made. The appeal is disposed of in the above terms. The Trial Court records be sent back immediately.