IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED M.A.C.M.A. No.2913 OF 2007 Between: Mohd. Ismail and another. --- Appellants/ Petitioners. AND Smt. Movva Aruna and another. --- Respondents/ Respondents. The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED M.A.C.M.A. No.2913 OF 2007 ORDER: This Civil Miscellaneous appeal is filed by the claimants in O.P. No.1252 of 2005 against the award dated 02-05-2007 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-Cum-I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-Cum-XV Additional Chief Judge, Hyderabad. The claimants are the appellants herein, they are parents of the deceased, who was a boy of 8 years old and died in a motor accident that occurred on 03-02- 2005 involving a lorry bearing registration No.AP9W-3330 coming from Hyderabad side. The Tribunal considering Ex.A-1 certified copy of the F.I.R., Ex.A-2 Inquest Report, Ex.A-4 report of the Motor Vehicle Inspector held that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the accident lorry in question by its driver and the son of the claimants died in the said accident, the same in the facts and circumstances of the case, do not warrant any interference. Further, the Tribunal granted total compensation of Rs.1,50,000/- as against the claim of Rs.2,50,000/- Heard the learned counsel for the Appellants and the learned counsel for the second Respondent-Insurance Company. The deceased is a boy of 8 years old and the appellants are his parents. In respect of the deceased, who is a boy of 8 years, his notional income can be taken as Rs.15,000/- p.a. and the appropriate multiplier applicable in this case is ‘18’ considering the age of the parents of the deceased, which comes to Rs.2,70,000/- (15,000 x 18). Since the claim is only for Rs.2,50,000/-, the compensation is restricted to Rs.2,50,000/- with interest at 6% p.a from the date of petition till the date of realization of the costs. In the result, the Appeal is partly allowed and the impugned award passed by the learned Sessions Judge is modified to the extent indicated above. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. Date: 18-11--2010. DSH