1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO.108 OF 2009 Mahadev Nivrutti Sawant ... Appellant V/s. Dnyandeo Nivrutti Khot & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. Prashant P. Jadhav for the Appellant. Mr. S.M. Mirajkar for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. DATE : 21 ST JULY, 2009. P.C. : 1. The Appeal has been filed against the decision of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kolhapur. The appellant is the owner of the tractor which dashed against the motor cycle which was being driven by the deceased Pravin. Pravin was the son of applicant Nos.1 and 2 i.e. the respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein. He was unmarried. The trial court has considered the income received by the family. The trial court has also taken into consideration the service of the applicant No.1 and that he was earning Rs.6,500/- per month. However, instead of granting Rs.4,08,000/-, the trial court has granted Rs.1,69,500/-. 2 2. The deceased Pravin met with an accident on 4th December, 2004 while riding his motor cycle at about 10:30 p.m. A tractor and two trailers came from the opposite direction. The tractor dashed the motor cycle driven by Pravin. Pravin sustained injuries and died as a result of those injuries. He was studying in an Engineering College and also running a computer business. His monthly income was about Rs.2,000/-. 3. The Tribunal as stated earlier has considered the expenses incurred by the applicants, i.e. the respondents herein, on account of the medical treatment for Pravin. He died 12 days after the accident. Although the applicants had demanded Rs.1,00,000/- for the medical treatment, the Tribunal has granted only Rs.15,000/- towards these expenses. The Tribunal has taken into consideration the earnings of the family while computing the compensation payable to the applicants. The Tribunal has adopted the multiplier 15 and on this basis calculated the dependency to the tune of Rs.1,50,000/- and additional amount of Rs.4,500/- towards funeral expenses and the aforesaid medical expenses has also been awarded. 3 4. In my view, the Tribunal has taken into account all the necessary factors while awarding compensation payable to the applicants. The Tribunal has thus committed no error as the evidence on record indicates that the accident occurred on account of rash and negligent driving of the driver of the tractor. 5. The First Appeal is dismissed. .......