JUDGMENT :

This First Appeal is filed by the Original Claimants for enhancement of the compensation amount awarded by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Thane in M.A.C.P. No. 209 of 2013 by Judgment and Order dated 17th February 2018. The Appellants are heirs and legal representatives of the deceased—Vilas Ramkumar Deshpande (“the deceased”), who died in a road accident that took place on 15th December 2012.

I. RELEVANT FACTS IN BRIEF:

1. On the date of the accident, the deceased was traveling from Nasik towards Mumbai by Mumbai-Agra Highway and a car proceeding in the opposite direction headed towards the divider, crossed the divider and dashed the car in which deceased was traveling. The deceased sustained severe injuries and died on the very same day in the hospital. Respondent No.1 is owner of the offending vehicle and Respondent No. 2 is the insurer of the offending vehicle.

2. The Appellants filed M.A.C.P. No. 209 of 2013 on 25th March 2013 and claimed an amount of Rs.2.32 crores by way of compensation. It was the case of the Appellants that the deceased was 46 years of age on t