1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR. ** S.B.CIVIL MISC. APPEAL NO.1402/2000 (Smt.Dhapu Devi Vs. Narendra Kumar and ors.) Date of Judgment : 27-08-2009 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE GUMAN SINGH Mr.Sandeep Mathur,for the appellants. Mr.Anirudh Singh for Mr.Virendra Agrawal and Mr.Abhishek Jain for Mr.G.C.Garg, for the respondents. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This appeal has been preferred on behalf of appellant-dependents of deceased for enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jaipur district, Jaipur vide judgment dated 30.5.2000 whereby a sum of Rs.3,58,020/- was awarded by way of compensation for the death of deceased caused in the accident. 3. The only challenge in this appeal pertains to the quantum of compensation. 4. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that the Tribunal has failed to 2 assessed the amount as per guidelines of Hon'ble Apex Court in Sarla Verma and anr. Vs. DTC and ors.-2009(6) SCC 121, and accordingly, in place of 1/3, deduction of ¼ deserves to be made as against the own expenses of deceased and that apart, salary of deceased was assessed to be Rs.1889/- while he was getting Rs.1940/-, therefore, amount of compensation deserves to be enhanced. 5. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents supported the judgment of the Tribunal and submitted that the learned Tribunal has taken into consideration evidence adduced during inquiry and has awarded adequate compensation and same call for no interference. 6. On hearing rival contentions,and going through the award as also record of the case,it is revealed that the amount deserves to be computed by adopting the guidelines of Hon'ble Apex Court in Sarla Verma's case (supra) as the Hon'ble Supreme Court has laid down the guidelines for uniformity and consistency as well as equility of treatment 3 in judgment making process by all the courts and Tribunals through out the country. Accordingly, incoem of the deceased is taken to be Rs.1940/- after adding 50% for future earning, amounting to Rs.2910/- and after deducting ¼ as against own expenses, amount comes to Rs.2183/- and on computing the same by adopting the multiplier of 15, amount comes to Rs.3,92,940/- minus Rs.3,40,020/- (already awarded)=RS.52,920/-(to be additionally awarded) 7. Accordingly, appeal of the appellant is partly allowed and the Award passed by the learned Tribunal is modified to the extent that the appellant shall get a sum of Rs.52,920/- by way of additional enhanced compensation from the date of appeal i.e. 31.8.2000, with 6% interest to be paid within three months. Thereafter interest shall be paid @9% per annum. The rest of the terms of award shall remain unchanged. Record be sent forthwith. (GUMAN SINGH),J. Sandeep/- item no.9