THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO C.M.A.No. 3085 of 2002 JUDGEMENT This appeal is filed against the common Award dt. 22.7.1992 passed in O.P.Nos. 211 and 212 of 1990 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Additional District Judge, Mandapalli. The claimant is the appellant herein. It is clear from the record that the appellant filed two O.Ps being O.P.No. 211 of 1990 under no fault liability claiming compensation of Rs. 25,000/- and O.P.No. 212 of 1990 under fault liability claiming compensation of Rs. 50,000/-, on account of the death of his wife Kadiramma, aged 45 years in a motor accident that occurred on 1.8.1990. The Tribunal below by the common order dt. 22.7.1992 allowed both the O.Ps granting compensation of Rs. 25,000/- in O.P.No. 211 of 1990 and granting compensation of Rs. 28,000/- in O.P.No. 22 of 1990 with interest @ 12% p.a. The Tribunal below relying on the evidence of Pw.1, who is the husband of the deceased, held that the deceased was an agricultural labourer and her income was Rs. 1000/- p.m. and granted compensation of Rs. 28,000/-. The compensation of Rs. 25,000/- granted under no fault liability in O.P.No. 211 of 1990 was given set off as against the compensation granted in O.P.No. 212 of 1990. Aggrieved by the Award, the present appeal is filed on the ground that the compensation granted is not just and reasonable. Even the income of the deceased, who was said to be an agriculturist and who was aged 45 years is considered at Rs. 1000/- p.m., in the opinion of this Court, the compensation works out to more than Rs. 50,000/- and the Tribunal below ought to have granted the compensation of Rs. 50,000/- as claimed by the appellant. Therefore, the appellant is entitled for a compensation of Rs. 50,000/-. Though the appeal was filed immediately after the Award was passed by the Tribunal, it was numbered in the year 2002 and apparently this was due to the laches on the part of the appellant. Therefore, the appellant is not entitled to claim interest on the compensation till the CMA is numbered in the year 2002. The enhanced amount of compensation of Rs. 22,000/- shall carry interest @ 12% p.m. from the date on which the CMA is registered till realisation. The respondents 1 and 3 are jointly and severally liable to pay compensation and the appeal against the respondents 2 and 4 is dismissed. In the result, the appeal is allowed as indicated above. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ R.KANTHA RAO,J 23.04.2010. KRB. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.KANTHA RAO C.M.A.No. 3085 of 2002 DT. 23.04.2010.