ORDER

1. Delay condoned.

2. Leave granted.

3. The appellants, are the claimants, who are seeking enhancement of compensation in respect of the motor vehicle accident which had occurred on 08th August, 1993. The husband of the appellant no.1/ claimant no. 1, who was an army personnel, had died in the said accident.

4. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal ('MACT' for short) through its award dated 31st January, 2012, had awarded the sum of Rs. 2,59,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Fifty Nine Thousand Only) with interest at 6% per annum. The appellants, claiming to be aggrieved by the said award, were before the High Court.

5. The High Court, through its judgment dated 01st September, 2014, without looking into other aspects of the matter, has awarded the global compensation of Rs. 50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand Only) by way of enhancement. It is in that light, the appellants are before this Court, seeking further enhancement.

6. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, a perusal of the appeal papers would indicate that though, the salary of the deceased was appropriately reckoned at Rs. 1,950/- (Rupees One Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Only) per month, neither the MACT nor the High Court has