IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT:: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY M.A.C.M.A.No.556 OF 2011 Between: Reliance General Insurance Company Limited., Visakhapatnam. …Appellant A n d Yenda Appayya and others …Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.V.SEETHAPATHY M.A.C.M.A.No.556 OF 2011 JUDGMENT: Heard both sides. With the consent of learned counsel for both parties, final hearing of the appeal itself is taken up. 2. Respondents 1 and 2 herein filed a claim application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensation of Rs.3,50,000/- for the death of their son Linga Reddy, who died in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 22.11.2007. After full-fledged enquiry, the Tribunal held that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the tractor trailer bearing Nos. AP 30 U 7474 and 7422 by its driver. The said finding is not seriously challenged in the present appeal. The Tribunal awarded a total compensation of Rs.3,50,000/- with interest at 9% per annum. 3. The main contention of the learned counsel for the appellant-insurer is that the Tribunal erred in deducting only one-third towards personal expenses, though the deceased was unmarried, and also erred in taking the age of the deceased into consideration instead of the age of the mother. 4. It is not disputed that the deceased was aged 24 years and was unmarried and was working as khalasi. The Tribunal has estimated the income of the deceased at Rs.100/- per day, which comes to Rs.3,000/- per month, which is considered reasonable. As per the decision of the Apex Court in SARLA VERMA & OTHERS V. DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION[1], in case of unmarried person 50% has to be deducted towards personal expenses. When it is so deducted, the contribution of the deceased to the family would come to Rs.1,500/- per month. The second claimant, who is the mother of the deceased, is aged 40 years. As per the above decision, the appropriate multiplier is ‘15’. Applying the same, the loss of dependency works out to Rs.2,70,000/- (R.1,500/- x 12 x 15). The claimants are also entitled for a sum of Rs.5,000/- towards loss of estate and Rs.5,000/- towards funeral expenses and also interest at 6% per annum. Thus, the claimant shall be entitled for a total compensation of Rs.2,80,000/- with interest at 6% per annum from the date of the petition. The impugned award is modified accordingly. 5. In the result, the appeal is allowed to the extent stated above. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ G.V.SEETHAPATHY, J 18th November, 2011 Lrkm. [1] 2009 ACJ 1299