1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. CIVIL MISC. APPEAL NO.3301/06 Abdul Majid vs. Sunder Lal & Ors. Date of order : 22/4/2008. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri P.C. Sharma for the appellant. Smt. Manju Jain for the respondent. ****** This appeal has been filed at the instance of injured whose claim petition for award of compensation was decided by the Tribunal by awarding him a sum of Rs.99,500/- as compensation. The appellant is dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation and therefore has come up in this appeal seeking enhancement thereof. Shri P.C. Sharma, learned counsel for the appellant argued that the appellant sustained a fracture of the skull due to which that part of the skull bone had to be removed. Besides, he also sustained fracture of tibia bone in the left leg. Learned counsel for the appellant argued that only a sum of Rs.16,500/- has been awarded as against disability of 10.66%. The age of the appellant has wrongly been accepted as 70 2 years whereas in the claim petition it was mentioned as 65 years and in the injury report as 60 years. Learned counsel for the appellant argued that the rate of interest of 6% was also on the lower side. The appellant is not in a capacity to work in future. Smt. Manju Jain, learned counsel for the respondent opposed the appeal and argued that the appellant in his own statement mentioned the age of 70 years when the statement was recorded before the Tribunal on 3.6.04 even then the Tribunal has awarded not only a sum of Rs.16,500 towards the disability but has also further awarded a sum of Rs.48,000/- towards loss of income, Rs.25,000/- for nutritious good, medical expenses and transportation and Rs.10,000/- for mental agony and physical pain. It was argued that the Tribunal has in total awarded a sum of Rs.99,500/- with interest @ 6% per annum. The award according to the learned counsel for the respondent is reasonable. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned order, I 3 find that the age of the appellant even if it is accepted to be slightly less than 70 years, even then keeping in view his life expectancy and extent of disability, award of compensation of Rs.99,500/- cannot be said to be unjustified or otherwise inadequate. The award does not call for any interference. The appeal is therefore dismissed. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. RS/