IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL No.3839 OF 2003 Between: Vadlakonda Gopamma & 4 others …Appellants And The APSRTC … Respondent This Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL No.3839 OF 2003 JUDGMENT: Aggrieved by quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Additional District Judge, Nalgonda, in award, dated 19.09.2002, in O.P.No.327 of 1999, the claimants who are dependents of the deceased Vadlakonda Janaiah who died in motor accident, filed this appeal. 2. The lower Tribunal rightly fixed notional income of the deceased as Rs.2,000/- per month, in spite of the fact that the claimants filed Ex.A-4-Certificate said to have been issued by Sri Lakhsmi Sambashiva Transport, Chinthalakunta, Hyderabad, which certificate is not proved in accordance with law. The lower Tribunal rightly deducted 1/3rd of income of the deceased towards his personal expenditure. But, the lower Tribunal applied multiplier of 10.45 while calculating pecuniary compensation. As per SARLA VERMA VS. DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION[1] of the Supreme Court, for the age of 45 years, the multiplier is 14. Pecuniary compensation comes to Rs.1,333 x 12 x 14 = Rs.2,23,944/-. Apart from that, the appellants are entitled for Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses and Rs.10,000/- towards loss of estate. Thus, the appellants are entitled for total compensation of Rs.2,35,944/-, which is just and reasonable. 3. In the result, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is partly allowed altering the compensation amount from Rs.1,69,000/- to Rs.2,35,944/- with proportionate costs and interest at the same rate as awarded by the lower Tribunal. ______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J December 24, 2010 KL HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL No.3839 OF 2003 December 24, 2010 KL [1] 2009 (6) Supreme Court Cases 121