HIGH COURT OF CHHATnSGARH AT BILASPUR Appellants M.A._No.^311M ^05 1. Pusaya Bai, Wd/o Chaitu Ram Dtiruv, aypSi about 53 years. 2. Milan Dhruv,S/o Chaitu Ram DIu-uv, aged about 36 years. 3. Amar Singh, S/o Chaitu Ram Dhruv, aged about 30 years. 4. Nekram, S/o ChiturRam Dhruv, aged about 26 years, AU R/oVIU^e- Otyem., P.0. Otysm., Distdct- Raipur (C.G.) Versus Respondents 1. Bcni Ram Verma, S/o Badri Prasad Verma, R/o VvSaye & Post- Tulsi (Ncor^, P.S.Neora, Distnct- Raipur (C.G.). 2. Principal/Gom.petentOfficeT,Comineice PubUc SchoolTilda, P.S. Neora, District- Raiptir(C.G.) 3. New India Insuraace Co. Ltd, Through Dwisional Man^er, The New;Iiidia Insurance Co. Ltd., Kachahari Cbowk JaflRoad, Raipur, District- Raipur DB: Hon'ble ShriJustice S. R. Nayak, C.J. & Hon'ble Shri Justice Satish K. Agnjhotri, J. Mr. S. C. Verma, Advocate, for fhc appeBaats. Mr. Sri KumarAgaTwal, Standing coiuisel fox; Respondent No.3. ORALORDER ( 20tl>Deccmber200^ The foUowing order ofthe Court was passed by 8. R. Ilfayah, C.J. 1. Should we say that as wc read fbe impuyied award it refleGts total ignorance of fhe settied priaciples of law goveraing computation of coiapensation on thc part of the lcained Presidiag Officer of fhe Tribiuial ? He does not sceia to havc aware of the norms and principles/govcmu^ the process ofcomputmg just and reasonable coinpensatton in a deafh^case. We are coastiaincd to usc fhis stioiig laaguage. The M.A.C.T. haviag takcn d^Sty iacome of fhe -< deceased as Rs. 85/-, ought to havc applied multipUcr mefhod for computing toss ofdependency. Ifdafly mcome o^the dec«asedwas Rs.85/-, which we round it off to Rs. 90/- aad ^fwe deduct 173rd <?'^ Rl 4. fi-om. fhat iacome towards persoiial expenses, the actual loss of depcndency per day would bc Rs. 60/-. As pcr fhe postalortem report, fhe age of fhe deceased was 60 ycars and fherefore, the appropriate iniiltipKer to be applied is 8. Thus, total loss of dcpendency would come to Rs. 1,72,800/- (60x30x12x8). To this we add sum of Rs." 20.000/- towards loss of consorUum' and Rs. 20,000/- towaris Toaa of thc estate' and Rs; 5000/- towards ^fuaeral expenses'. In the result aad for the foiegoiag reasons, we allow thc appeal in part and in substi.tutk>n of fhe unpugned award passed by thc M.A.C.T. , we award total coiapensation of Rs. 2,17,800/- under the foSbymss heads:- Loss ofdepcndency Loss ofconsortii.un Funeral expenses Loss to fhe estate Rs. 1,72,80)/- Rs. 20,000/-. Rs. 5,000/-. Rs.20,000/-. Total Rs.2,17^00/- with interestat thc ratc of 6% per Finmim jtom fhe date of fhe cJaun petition tUl paymenfe The Irisiuaace Compauy shall deposit the balancc compenSation inoney before the M.A.C.T.within six weeks fiioin today. On such deposit being madc, the M.A.C.T. shaB disburse/invest thc compcnsation money in the same proporttons as specified by it in the nnpugned award. la the faeta and cuicumstances of fhe case, bpffa the parties are duiected to bearthcir resiwctwccosts ui fhis appcaL Sd/- Sd/- Chief Justice SATISH K. ANGNIHOTM Judge