fa2600.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD FIRST APPEAL NO. 2600 OF 2011 VILAS RATAN KATKAR AND ANR VERSUS NEELAMA JANGA REDDY AND ANR ... Advocate for appellants : Mr. Jayabhar Dattatraya R. ... CORAM : A. V. POTDAR, J. Dated: December 20, 2011 PER COURT : 1. Heard. 2. Today the appeal is listed for admission. By this appeal, original claimants have challenged the judgment and award dated 28-2-2011 passed in Motor Accident Claims Petition No. 584/2006. 3. Limited question arises for consideration in this appeal about enhancement of compensation awarded in Motor Accident Claims Tribunal No. 584/2006. Perusal of judgment impugned discloses that appellants / fa2600.11 2 applicants before the Court below are the parents of deceased Mahadeo @ Prasad Vilas Katkar who met with an accident on 9-12-2006 at about 11.30 a.m. while he was returning from school. At the time of demise of Mahadeo his age was 11 years and he was a student. In paragraph No. 18 of the judgment, it is observed by the Court below that deceased Mahadeo was student and was not earning anything. Hence, notional income was considered at Rs. 3,000/- per month and accordingly, multiplier of 15 was applied and compensation to the tune of Rs. 1,65,000/- was awarded inclusive of compensation under section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The law is settled about notional income of the deceased if no evidence is brought about income of the deceased. In the light of this, I do not find any illegality committed by the tribunal. In the light of this, I do not find any merit in the appeal. As the appeal is sans any merit, it stands dismissed at the stage of admission. ( A. V. POTDAR, J. ) dyb