THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.ANo.223 of 2008 Being aggrieved by the Order and decree dated 31.08.2007 in O.P.No.2676 of 2005 on the file of III Additional Chief Judge, Hyderabad, the present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant urged that the tribunal below erroneously granted compensation at high scale though there is no documentary evidence in respect of the earnings of the deceased, which is erroneous and urged for reduction of the compensation. 3. Now, the point for consideration is: Whether the Order of the Court below is sustainable? P O I N T: 4. O.P.2676 of 2005 was filed by the Legal representatives of the deceased by name Venu Gopal. 2nd petitioner is the wife of the deceased, whereas petitioners 3 and 4 are children and 1st petitioner is the mother of the deceased. The manner in which the accident occurred was not disputed. The lower Court while evaluating the evidence on record, in particular the evidence of P.Ws.1 and 2 awarded compensation while taking into consideration the income of the deceased as Rs.3,000/- per month. Admittedly, the deceased was doing business in cloth and he was aged about ‘32’ years as per Post-mortem certificate Ex.A.2. The lower Court has taken the earnings of the deceased as per minimum wages and arrived the figure of Rs.3,000/- per month, 1/3rd was deducted towards personal expenses. The multiplier applied by the lower Court is quite reasonable while taking into consideration the age of the deceased. In my view, the monthly income arrived by the lower Court is quite just and reasonable. Accordingly, I see no grounds to interfere with the finding of the lower Court as the amount of compensation granted by the lower Court is very much reasonable basing on the facts and circumstances of the case on hand. However, rate of interest is reduced to 6% while placing reliance on the judgment in Sarlavarma’s case. 5. In the result, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is dismissed with the above modification. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ K.S.APPA RAO, J 23rd March, 2011 KSP