HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.4708 of 2008 Date: 17-6-2011 Between A.P.S.R.T.C., Rep. by Vice-Chairman & Managing Director, Mushirabad X Road, Hyderabad and another … Appellants/Respondents and Malini.A. and another … Respondents/Petitioners HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.4708 of 2008 Judgment: Being aggrieved by the award and decree dated 11-9-2007 in O.P.No.1706 of 2005 on the file of the IV Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge cum XVIII Additional Chief Judge, Hyderabad the present civil miscellaneous appeal is filed. 2. The appellants herein are the respondents in O.P.No.1706 of 2005. The claimants made a claim of Rs.5,00,000/- for the death of the deceased M.A.Aman. The tribunal below while assessing the evidence on record granted an amount of Rs.3,24,500/- under all heads towards compensation for the death of deceased. Being aggrieved by the same, the present civil miscellaneous appeal is filed by the appellants-Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (‘the Corporation’ for short). 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation mainly urged that the tribunal below without any documentary proof fixed the income of the deceased as Rs.5,000/- per month which is erroneous and that the interest granted by the tribunal below is also excessive. 4. Now, the point for consideration is -- whether the order of the tribunal below is sustainable ? 5. Point:- P.W.1 is the wife of the deceased. P.W.3 is one of the co-employees where the deceased worked. Ex.A-7 salary certificate of the deceased was marked through P.W.3. The factum of accident was not disputed. As per Ex.A-7 the deceased was drawing a salary of Rs.9,500/- per month. However, the tribunal below reduced the same to Rs.5,000/- while arriving at the income of the deceased after deducting one-third towards personal expenses of the deceased and applying the multiplier ‘5’ awarded an amount of Rs.3,00,000/- towards compensation besides granting Rs.2,000/- for funeral expenses, Rs.2,500/- for loss of estate and Rs.20,000/- for loss of consortium, in total Rs.3,24,500/-, however granted interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till realisation. 6. Having taken into consideration the evidence on record, I see no grounds to modify the award of compensation granted by the tribunal below, however, by placing reliance on the decision of Sarla Verma’s case interest is scaled down to 6% per annum from the date of petition till realisation. 7. With this modification, the civil miscellaneous appeal is allowed. No costs. ___________________ K.S.APPA RAO, J. 17th June, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.4708 of 2008 17th June, 2011.