HIGH COURT OF CHHATTBGARH AT BILASPUR M.A,No,783 Qf 2003 Appellant (Non-appticarrt No.2) Nationat Insuranee Company Limited through, Branch Manager, Meenu Comptex, Kalabadi Korba, Tah^t and Disrfct Koiba (C.G,) Respondents Appellant Non^ppiicant No.1 Lata Non-applieant No.3 Non-applicant No.4 Verws Shahida B^um Wd/o. ShafAibeag, aged 9$ Safwamangla Nigar Du(pa^ Katghora, Distriff.Ko^^jS^SISg'1"""""' Gten^iyam Pawar ^o Shrif^ftlsrt ; Pawar ased 24 yeare^ Rfe Qua(teir ; ^to.-hA®75-ehunchuni €otony ' Kusmunda TaftsW KatgNoi^i I3islBCf;E Korba(C.G.) ^ Bhagwan Tiwart S/o Rambadhai Thwan aged ^ years^ Rfe Ramsasprlrf Para Behind Mktdle Schod Kiwba ^ Tah^l and EMstrtet Korba (C.^ ' N.G.Ghoudhari S/o Shri K.K.Choudhari aged 57 ^KKS, R/g L.I.G. 137, Dr.Rs^endra PrasadNs^F Korba Tahsil and fMstrictKOrba^C.G^ The New India Insurance Company Umited, throigh Ohdsional Manager, w New India insuranw ©ompany UmVeed Mandal QfRiw T.B. Nssar :: Korba T^isft arri OisWc^ Kwbaj(G.©.) (Misc. Appeal under Sectton 173 ofthe MoitorVehiclesA^, 1^8) DB: Hon'Me Mr.T.P.Shanna & HonWe Mr.R.LJhanw^AJ. Present:- Mr.Shree Kumar Agravral, Senior ©ounsel wjth Mr.Anarel I'&imar Gupta, counsel for the appellaril. ~ Mr.M.K.Beag, eounsel for respondent No.1 . Mr.M.K.Bhadurl, counset ftw respondent Ne.2. None present.fair respondents No.Sto 8. Non-applicant No.5 S. •e f 2-- €»RDER(ORW4 (Passed on 30"'July, ai3t8» s^ T.P.ShamM, J, 1. By this appeal, the appetlarrt hs®ehatleniged the legaltty & proprtety of the awaid dated 30.4^003 passed by ttie AthliUonat Mrtor ATOkteirt ®alms Trlbunat, Korba (for short tHe Tribunal'), In Glahn Case No.^@004, whereby leamed Tribunat has awapded Rs.4,06,0@0/-tore^»enelertfrtel- atong wrtth interest of 6% per annum on the grouml that leamed Tribunal has not considered the factum of contributory and ccmgosjte n% and has also not applied e accuFate rmiM^ier, ancl^l^ awapd^ compensaBon. 2. As per ptealings of the parttes, 19 yeare scm <rf «^p©ndentNo.1 MIiza Aalanur Beag died In the motor acctetent on 30J.a301. Re^CTK|»ttNe.2 we©cwner and driver of the vehtete, whlch was lnan-edwWt|teia^)ellant. After affording opportuntty of tearing to the parti , leamed Tribunal has awarded the aforesakl amount to respondent No.1. 3. We have heard leamed counsel for fhe partles, perusal the award impi^ned and record of the Trtbunal. 4. Leamed counsel Tor the appdlant and respondent Np.2 a.ibmit thsrt in the present case, age of respondent No.1 i.e. as claimant is % yeais. The dweased was unmamwl, thCTefore, the Tribunal WE reqylred to appty the mulUpller ot 9 after deductton of 50% of the lncome^as^lN BCTWl e)q)enditure of ttw deceased, but tnstead of dedu^CTt ofj50%, the Tribunal has deducted only 119' and hasap(rifedj^multi^i^<tfl51ii^^ is higher skle. Leamed counsel fw the appeltant faf^ submltsjtoiNhey have deposltedthe entire amounl ofeompensaUon. ^^^^^^^^ - 5. On the ottier hand, leamed Gounsel fer crepondent No.1 sutmlte thalthe Tribunat hes rightly a^iecl the multlplier and has rightly awanled ttie compensation. 6. On due constderatlon, espeGiafly in the ll^it pf Schedule agipended m Sectton 163A of ttie Motor \^tiGle& Aet i^fdylng ^ie-Jui^ment of the Apex Gourt ip.the matter oT Saria VemmJSm^j^ oth^^^^ Transport Corponrilon and Amrther {^BTO^ t ^G 131},Jhe mulllplier of 9 woulct be appropriate and m^imum mulUplier IHGBM^ .^- tavsxa^e^se^^v^f~^-s^fsSf'Kr^'^sSiSW —3- unmarried person, just and proper. deduc^cm towarete pa^nal esqaendtture woutd be 7. Constdering ttie afor^id cireumstanees, is requlred. Accordtngly, compensartton Is recomputed. Learn^Tfibural has assessed the Income ofthe deceased of Rs.SSW- per month aftep deduction of 50%. The eariy dependeneyof respondent No.1 would be Rs.21 ftWf- and by applying the mulUplieroT Q, it would be RsJ,{ 8. As regarcls the question of compensatien on ttie other heads;^ would be reasonable compensatton under other heeute, ttier^re, trtal entitlement of respondent No.1 would be Rs.2,1S,000/-. With aview to avoid future dispute retating to intere^, we qugntified the tnter^t from ttie date of ctaim of the p^ition tlll passing of the award as Rs.25,OCW-, thereftire, respondent No.1 1s entitled fer ewnpenssrtion <rf :Rs.2,4@^@^- on account of death of twr s<m. ^ 9. Consequently, the appeatis partty altowed. The awarel ln^K^n<aJi is partly modified. The appeUant Is enUtled Tor re^s amount ^ cpmpensatien from respondent No.1. No wder as to costs. :tJ- Sd/- T.P. Sharma Judge Sd/- R.L. Jhanwar Judge