THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.DURGA PRASAD L.P.A.NO.5 OF 2007 JUDGMENT: {Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Durga Prasad} This appeal is filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent aggrieved by the judgment of the learned Single Judge of this Court dated 20.12.1999 in A.A.O.No.2621 of 1999. The claimants have filed petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-I Additional District Judge, Ranga Reddy, for compensation for the death of their son aged 15 years. The Tribunal has awarded compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- taking into consideration the fact that the deceased is not an earning member and only a student. Not satisfied with the said compensation, the claimants filed appeal before the learned Single Judge of this Court, who dismissed the same on the ground that the compensation granted by the Court below is not on lower side. Against the said judgment, the present appeal is filed. Admittedly, the deceased was aged 15 years as on the date of the death and only a student. Even though he is a student and was not earning, his notional income has to be taken as Rs.15,000/- per annum, as per the II Schedule attached to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The age of the mother has to be taken into consideration for arriving at the proper multiplier. As per the decision reported in Sarla Verma v. Delhi Transport Corporation[1], the multiplier that is applicable for the age group of 45 years is ‘14’. Hence, the claimants are entitled to the compensation {Rs.15,000/- x ‘14’} Rs.2,10,000/-. Since the claimants claimed compensation Rs.1,50,000/- only, the compensation is restricted to Rs.1,50,000/- {Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only}. Accordingly, the appeal is allowed and the claimants are awarded compensation at Rs.1,50,000-/ {Rupees one lakh fifty thousand only} with interest @ 7% per annum on the enhanced compensation from the date of the petition till the date of realization. No costs. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) __________________ (P.DURGA PRASAD, J) 2nd February 2011 RRB [1] (2009) 6 SCC 121