HIGH COURT OF CHHA’TTISGARH AT BILASPUR , , M.A. No. 314 of2005 Appcllants ' 1. Smt. Prébha Dhankar, aged 22 ysars, W/ o Ramcshwer Dhankar. Bhola Singh, agsd 53 years, S/ Nathuram. Kumari Chitrarekha, aged 18 years, A11 R/o Shankarpur, Ward 7, Rajnandgaon,District-Rajnandgaon. Respqndents Nandkumar, S[b Rajaram, Truck Drivcr, R/o Arang, RS. Arang, District- Raipur (C.G.). D/ o Bhola Singh Versus 1 . Narsingh Aggawal, S/o N. L. Agrawal, Truck Owner, R/o Mandir Hasao, P.S. Mandirhasaod, District— Raipur (C.G.)_. The National Insurance Company Ltd. Divisional (mice, Mobin Malml, GE; Road; Raipur (C.G.). DB: Hon’ble Shn Justice S. R. Nayak, C.J. {h Hon’ble Sim Justice Satish K. Agnihotn', J. Mr. Manoj Mishra, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Sri Kumar Agarwal, Standing Counsel for Respondent No.3. > .1 ORAL ORDER I (7th December 2005)’ The following order of the Court was passed by S. R. Nayak, C.J. We haue heard learned counsel for the parties. In a death case, the appellants] claimants not being satisned with the compensation awarded‘by the IVI.A.C.T. have preferred this appeal. The only contention urged by learned counsel at the 'ftiine‘of hearing Was that the M.A.C.T. ought to have awarded compensan'on‘ under the conventional head i.e. ‘loss of‘ love and aifection’ to father and unmarried sister of the deceased. It was also contended that What is awarded towards funeral expenses is very ineager. It was further contended'that no compensation was .wx‘ / @ o awarded towards ‘loss to the estate’. It is true that in a death case, the claimants] dependents are entitled to reasonable compensation under the above conventional heads and thelefore, the M.A.C.T. ought to have awalded compensation under the above conventional heads. Weare of the considered opinion what is awarded towaxds ‘loss of consortium to the widow’ is on loWer side. We awald Rs. 20,000/- towards loss of consortium as against Rs. 5000l~ awanied by the M.A.C.T. Further, we award Rs. 25,000] - towards loss to the estate. The impugned award shall tand modified accordingly. In all other respects, the impugned award shall remain unaltered. s The appeal is allowed to the above extent. No costs. Sdl- > Sd/- 4v Satish K.‘ ._ \/ Chief Justice K Agnlhom x; \\' ._ t Judge .