89 FAO No1403 of 1992 1 SA 3 lN THE 111G11 COURT OF PlJNJAB AND IIARYANA AT CHAND1GARH I10N014030f 1992 Datcofdecision 8 1 010 m Har Nandi Devi and othcrs 0 0 Appellantse I C5 vcrsus I StateofIIaryanaand others Z lRespondent Present None for thc appcllants Nlr GagandecpSinghWasu SrOACl I Iaryana I Nonc for respondcnl Nos 08 KCJURl J 1 7 Z Th i s i s appealby clailnants Ior cnhanccnlcnt of awarded by1earned Motor Accidcnt Clailns TribLtilal Iohtal iil sllolt ClailnsTribunallvidc impugned Award datcd 1431 992 Thc clailnants are wldow tWO SOllS and parcnts of the deceased Only sons arc llllllOrs hc dcccascd was workingas work chargcd enployccon dailywagcsalollg with olhcrs iveie tiallcllillgitl lluclc NolIYR 1617 which was Ioadcd wilh coaltar drunls alld INas piocccdiilg froin Rohtak to villagcPakasmabcingdrivcil by Sitlgll ln a rash and ncgligcnt manncr Whcn lhc truck crosscd vi Ilaoc I3ohar and reachcd near thc sugarcanc loadingccntcr towards villagc13halaut the truck drivcr could not controI thc lruck and lhc salnc fcll into dilcllcs 1eleeeeeeeeeeess KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 90 FAON04030f 1992 2 4 towardsthe left side ofthe road as a result of which various persons including the deccasedsustainedinjuries and dicd due to the said injuries AccordinglyFIR No7 undcr Scctions279 337 and 30lA IPC was lodgedwith thc policeof Police Station Sadar Rohtak by Karainbir The claimants 81ed clailn petitionbeforc the Motor Vchiclc Accidcnt Clailns 1 2 Tribunal Rohtak 0 C Thc contestedthc claiin pctitionalongwith other claim petitions filcd bydiffcrent clailnants 0 I On the pleadings of the partiesfollowingissucs were 8amed r on 23111990 Z 5r 1 Whcther lhe accident lll had takcn placeduc lo the 0 rash and drivingof l laryanaGovernincnt truck No l lYR 1617drivcn byBhupSinghdrivcr No3 I 20PP 08 2 To what amount of lf any the petitioners arccntitled to and if so froin whom 20PP Cr Z 3 Whcther No 1S 110l 1iablc to pay any as allcgcd2OPR 4 Rclief Thc partics have Icd theirrespective cvidence The Icarnedtrial Courtawardedthc to thcclailnantsand hcld that thc dcccascd was agedaboul 40 ycars and was gcltingRs 0001 per month The Tribunaltook the income of the dcccased to be Rs001 pcr nlonth and assessed at Rs6001 per monthbclngRs2001 per annum and thelnultiplicrof 16 has been applicd he trial Court awarded a sum of Rsl 152001 againstthe respondentsalongwilh costs and counscl fee assessed to be Rs3001 Out of thc said ainount of Rs 1152001 parentsof thedeceasedwcrc awardcdRs52001 in cqualshares whilc thc reInaining KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 91 0 FAO No1403 of 1992 3 ainount 01 RsO0001 was ordcrcd to bc paid to the rCillainineclailnailts bcingwidow and lninor SOllS Icclingdissatisllcd wlth thc abovc said Award of thc Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Rohtak thc appclIanlshave preferlcdtllc instant 1 appea C 1 havc hcard lcarncd counscl for Ihc and perused 0 3 thc case filc I C5 This is an appealfor cnhanccmentof compcnsationAs pcr I dcccascd lawa Singhwas Workillg as clllploycc011 dailyInvagcs Z In PWD 13O R Dcparllncntand was gcllinoRs 10001 pln As pcr PW Azad Singh Ilawa Singhwas bcingpaidRs3075psper day So thc 0 incomc assesscdbythe 1 nbunal was Rs00ocr Illollth cannol be said to I a5 be Thc Icarnedlrial Court hasasscsscdthc as Rs6001 m Z aftcrdctccting the l l3 alnounl 11owcvcr in thc prcscntcasc thc claimants are wifetwo 1111110rSOllS and parcills AppcllanlNo4 is statcdto havc dicd as pcr offlcc rcport So thc i n lhcsc circuinslanccs should havebeen assesscdas Rs700 pcr incinbersinstcadofRs6001 as asscssedbythc learncdTribunal hc agc of the deceasedhas bccn acccplcdas 40 years by lllc Tri bunal A lthough according lo thc claiinants thc agc of dcccascd IlalleEiSingh W21S 30 ycars Ilowever fronl thc pcrusaiof copy of the post mortcm rcportplaccdon the file thc agc of dcccascd has bccn nlcnlioncd as 30 to 32 vcars Al thc time J o f conducting thc post Illclrlclll cxtltnillalioll thc clalillatlts could not anticipatc rcgarding Olingof claiin pctition So in tllcsc ciicuillstailccs tllc KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 92 6 IAON01403 of 1992 n4 multiplicrof 18 lll llly VICIV IS aPlol icablc So thc claiillants arc hcld cntitlcd to claim Rs00x12 x 18 Rs I 5 12001 hc ribunal has asscsscdthc amountof Rs1J5200 out 01which Rs900001 has bccn ordcrcd lo bc l0id lo thc Ividow atId nlinor sorls 0 1 lhc dcccascd Illc 1 cnhanccdalnount of Rs3 b0001 is ordcrcd to be paidto thc appcllailts No I to 3 in equalshares as the Ininors nlust havc now altaincd thc agc of 0 lTlajority as thc occurrcncc rclatcs to 13121989 111c arc I C5 directedto makc lhc payincntofcnhanced aillount alongwith 1iltcrcsl 9 10 paein addition to the alnount awardcdbythc 1bunal Z thc appcal stands parlIy acccptcd Thc arc dircctcd to tnakclhc paymcnlof Rs3 60001to No to 3 alongwith intcrcSt 9 9lo 10alronl lhc clatcof liIlngthe prcscnt I 08 appcaltill rcalization oiiltlyand sevcrally A copy of this judgmentbe scnt to lhc trial Court lor stricl 7 Z 1 rIlJDGK Januaryi3 Iio 2010 SV 1 C 0 2 KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document