( 1 ) CHAKALI Sangaiah was a farm servant. He was a resident of Devi village in Kamareddy taluk of Medak District. He died on March 10, 1978 in a motor accident. The accident occurred while Sangaiah was driving a bullock-cart at 5 Kms. stone on Kamareddy-Yellareddy highway. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation vehicle APZ : 2727 dashed against the cart. The cart turned turtle and broke into pieces. One of the bulls dies. Sangaiah died at the spot.

( 2 ) THE dependents of the deceased - mother, spouse and son - the three claimed Rs. 50,000/- before the Motor Accidents Tribunal. In the inquiry it was disclosed Sangaiah was 24 years of age at his death. He was paid Rs. 100/- salary for a month by his employer. On the above evidence the Tribunal held the deceased would have lived upto 65 years. The dependency of the three claimants on that basis was determined at Rs. 600/- per annum. Compensation of Rs. 24,000/- was awarded to them. Rs. 2,000/- was awarded to the spouse of the deceased for loss of consortium. A further sum of Rs. 3,000/- was awarded to the three claimants towards pain suffered by them on the death of Sangaiah. From out of the total Rs. 29,00