Heard Shri Rajesh Kumar, learned counsel for the appellants and Shri Durgesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.2/United India Insurance Company Ltd.

2. The present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act,1988 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) was preferred long back in the year 2003 against judgment dated 13.8.2002 and award dated 24.8.2002 passed by the Additional Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Tribunal IV, Muzaffarpur (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Claim Tribunal’ in Claim Case No.157 of 1997, whereby the claim tribunal taking the income of the deceased as notional income had directed the respondent no.2, United India Insurance Company Ltd to pay a total compensation amount of Rs.1,89,500/-. It was further directed to deduct Rs.50,000/-, which was earlier paid as interim compensation. The compensation amount was directed to be paid with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing of the case till the realization of the amount in favour of the claimants. The appellants before this Court are claimants in whose favour compensation amount was directed to be paid. It has been submitted by Shri Durgesh Kumar Singh, learn