THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO.580 OF 2003 JUDGMENT: {Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice N.R.L. Nageswara Rao} This appeal is filed against the award of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Additional District Judge, Warangal, passed in O.P.No.489 of 2001 dated 18.02.2002 granting compensation of Rs.13,17,050/- together with interest at 9% per annum from the date of petition till realization. The facts, in brief, which are necessary for disposal of this appeal, are that the petitioners-claimants, who are wife and children of the deceased, Raghava Rao, who died on 09.01.2001, filed O.P.No.489 of 2001, claiming compensation of Rs.13,20,000/- as dependents of the deceased. On the date of the incident, at about 9 am while the deceased was proceeding towards Buddaram to attend the School on his motor cycle, when he reached Singarakuntapally (V), a jeep bearing No.AHQ 778 being driven in rash and negligent manner at high speed came in the opposite direction and hit the deceased, due to which he fell down, sustained head injury and succumbed during the treatment. Police registered a case in crime No.6 of 2001 of Venkatapur P.S. During the trial, on behalf of the petitioners, the Court below examined P.Ws.1 to 3 and marked Exs.A1 to A15. No evidence, either oral or documentary, was adduced on behalf of the respondents. Considering the evidence available on record, the Court below granted Rs.13,17,050/- as compensation along with costs and interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of petition till realization. Learned counsel for the appellant represents that the present appeal is filed not disputing the liability but only pointing out the rate of interest and the multiplier to be applied by referring to the decision of the Supreme Court reported in Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation[1]. Learned counsel for the respondents could not seriously dispute about the legal position. Therefore, in view of the decision cited above and the circumstances stated, while confirming the award of the Court below on all aspects, the compensation shall be computed by applying multiplier ‘15’ and the interest shall be calculated at 7.5% per annum in the place of 9% as granted by the Court below. With the above modification, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is partly allowed. Each party to bear their own costs. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) _______________________ (N.R.L. NAGESWARA RAO, J) 13th December 2010 RRB [1] 2009 ACJ 1298