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APraiAI, (CINo. 908 OF 2008 V: anitNBBa.LANEOOS JMN AL U/8 173 OP'niB MOTOR VEHIta.BS ACT, APPBARAaCE: Mr. Raj Awasthi, coi-msel for fhe appellant.. Mr. Amyakant Tiwari, eouasel for thc nsspOTidents. Per LBi. GnroiWSI. J ORI^aiORAI.t (le.oe.aoii) This appeal has been fited by tfae Insuraace Coaipany against tij,e impugaed award dated 18th January, 2007 p^sed by the rVAddl. Motor AccMcnt Claun»Tribmial, Daxg (CUhattisgarh) on the question ofquantum. The appeBant had got peniussitMi u/a 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Brieffacts offhe case as pcr fhe vcTsioaiofcltumantare fhat on 20.11.2004 dcceased Jayaat Bimaltau- was conamg flom Hirri Mines to Bbflai by his Motoreycfe bearu<g r^a.No.C.G- 07-J/0961. On Ifae way whea he reachcd in fiont of UCO Bank Charoda, a Truck beamg Regn.No.CG.07-C/9611, which was beiag drivea by respoadent no.2, ia. a x^sh and negli^nt maiiner, dashcd the motoBcyclc fl?oia opposite sule, as a result ofwhjch, Jaiyaat Bilwalkar sustained iajwries and during the coursc ofhis toeatment ia Sector-9 Hospital, hc died on the sanie day. At thc time ofaccideat, flie deceased was a»ed'abctot 40-.vears; he was workiaR as Seiuor APPBLLAMT National Insitraa(»Co, Ltd. 1 RBSPtMUiBNTS Ssiuit* Msnistta axid aad otlherst 1 •r fct. '% •1-' J 1 \ YI-- '^^^^•'^'f 4. 5. Opci'atormHinAMiaesofBhilaiSteelPlaataadwaseamHig montUy iocome of Rs.12,000/-. The cteimaat bemg dependent^lcgal representative has fited the claim petition u/s 166 of the Motor Veluctes Act for the aswaid crf compensation to the tune of Rs.71,58,394/- on varioius heads. The leamed Claiias Tribunal Iias awacded a tertal compensation of Rs.15,20,700/- which the claianant is entitled to receree fioin fhe appellaBt. We have heard Jearaed coiuisel for the ^KtriiBS and have also perused fhe impugned awaxd as wdl as tiie setx>iids of the Claaas Tribunal. The deceased was worldag as a Senior Operator ia Blulai Steel Plant His gross xnonthfy iacoiae acconiing to fhe salaiy ccrtificate issued for the laoath just befoce the accidentis Rs.il,328/-. Hisage was 39 years aad9 moaths at fhe tixnc ofaccsient/deatfa. Leamed counsel for fhe appeBaat has xased objectioa tfaat gross salary should not have bccn consadeaed as salary af the deceased axul acco.iding to hina his salaiy should hwre beea taken into consideration aa Ra. 10,000{- per laonfh. Furfher thc dcceased was not faavmg any Issues except the widow aged about 37 years on the date of accMent Hence l/3ri towaads persoiial aad Uviag expenaes Aould nofbspie been deducted. Howcver, Iie has iiot placed anycasc law in fhis regard. - In this appeal, cioss objectioBs havc also been ftled by ttae claiinant for enhanceiaeat ofthe award. Lcamcd counsel &x the objector/claiaiaBt has submltted tbat the Clafans Tnbunal has not considered fhe futurc prospects of proiaotion aad annual increments. However, ffac claimaat" has not ineationed auywhere that what was tfae next promotion as the deceased was already a senior opeiator and the aimual increment has also not been Aown aaywhere. N\ .te'4*S^g-l--'L ^i "°^:\ '"^ '\ •f.'""^';iy;^. ---r—...^^_; '-*' ^ .-, 8. The leamed claims Tribunal, on the basis of Sateuy p (Ex.A-10) issued by BUlai Sted PIant, hss tfdsen tiie moathfy iaconae of thc deccased as Rs.11,328/- aad &e aiinud iacoine as Rs.1,36,000/-. However, it bas aot considcred the future prospects of incoinfi. There&re, eonsidermg the prospective incicased ymss pay, we tatee tbe aaaual aiconie of fhe deeeased as Rs.12,000/- instead <rf" Ra.11,338/-. Thus ftic aanual income coiaes to Rs.l,44,0(X)/-. Afler deducting l/yd towaids peisonal aad Uvmg caqaenscs, <hc remaiiider tfaat te tiie annuad loss of dcpendcncy comes to Rs.96,000/-. The 'Erihimal has adopted the airitqilicr 16 which sceius to be on Iiighersidc. T&e deceased was aged about 39 years aid 9 aioatiis aaid hc comea un^r tfaeage group of 36 - 40 years. Acconling to the lauUiplier scafc prescrttied by Hon'bte thc Supreiae Gourt ia (ase a! Sarta. Verma. (Smit.) —»»• DetM avwuipart CofpwaUon finO, mwther reported In (2009) 6 8CC 131 {pmw 4^, inultiplier 15 shoirid have been applied. Thetefoie, after appIyiEig llie multiplier 15, thc total toss of dcpendeB<y comes to Rs.14,40,000/- (Rs.96,000x 15). 'F^'Snbvsalbaa assessed fhe total loss of depeDdeacy as Rs.14,50,700/- which seeins to be sM^ifty on tugher side. Hence, fhe same is liabte to reduced to Rs.14,40,000/-. Besides fhte, as the olaiaiant beGaiae walow at -tfae agc of 37 years and she lost the youxig husband, she is Ao entitled to get Rs.20,000/- -towards toss of coiisortium and Rs.20,000/- for loss of estate and Rs.5000/- for ftmexal expeases, wtrich in aB, coiaes to Rs.45,000/- luuler the conventional heads. But, the Tribuaal went on lugtier sid&to grant Rs.70.000/- ia all in icspect of other heads wlueh we aeduce to Rs.45,000/-. Thus the total amount cf compensation comes to Rs. 14,85,000/- (Rs. 14,40,000 + 45,000) wNcfa the clatmant is entitled to recewc firom- &e appeMant. Thcrefore, the anaouitt awarded by tbe Tribuad. fhat is Rs. 15,20,700/- is modified t®the eiw»Gcxtent. x - . , The Tribunal bas graated simple iaterest @ 8% per >. , anniim atul~iB easc of delay in payiaeiit, it has inipoaed KA] '-N penal interest @ 9% per annirm which is aot praper. We diaect that ttds awazd absSl carry mterest 8W> per anniitn fhroughout finin the date offiling the claim petitton till (he payment is made. Tfaerefore, that partof fhe cclief regaidu^ penal iaterest Is set aside. Rest of the conditioas shaU reinain intact. 9. In the resiilt, thc appeal aadalso cross objeetions bofh ape allowed iaparfc No order as to cost(s). f Sd/- I-M.Quddusi Judge G.Minhajjudin Judge