1. This appeal is directed against judgment and award dated 3.9.1998 passed by 10th Additional District and Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in Motor Vehicles Claim Case No. 22/98. The appellant- Insurance Company is aggrieved by the aforesaid judgment and award by which it has been directed to pay a net compensation of Rs. 2,53,260/- only to the respondents which include wife, children and father of the deceased, Satendra Prasad Gupta.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant has not challenged the maintainability of the claim case or the finding that Satendra Prasad Gupta died in a motor vehicle accident which took place on 9.11.1996 at about 12 noon at village Amra Talab on G.T. Road due to rash and negligent act of the Driver of the Truck No.--. Learned counsel for the appellant did not contest the liability of the Insurance Company to pay the legally payable compensation to the claimants-respondents.

3. The only challenge on behalf of the appellant is to the quantum of compensation determined by the learned Tribunal. It was argued on behalf of the appellant that even if the findings of the Tribunal that the deceased had an annual income of Rs. 21,600/- and he was in betwe