R.K.GAUBA
Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Anguri Devi – Respondent
1. On 04.09.2007, Nouwat Singh suffered injuries in a motor vehicular accident due to negligent driving of motor vehicle described as car bearing registration No. DL-3CAF-5638, admittedly insured against third party risk for the period in question with the appellant insurance company (insurer) and died in the consequence. His wife and children, they being first to sixth respondent herein (collectively, the claimants), instituted accident claim case (MACT No. 53/2008), which, after inquiry, was allowed, by judgment dated 28.08.2009, compensation in the sum of Rs. 8,61,000/- having been awarded with interest @ seven and half per cent (7.5%) per annum, the liability being fastened on the appellant (insurer).
2. The insurer questions the computation by the appeal at hand pointing out that the tribunal has added the element of future prospects even though the income was assumed with the aid of minimum wages (Rs. 3600/-). It is also pointed out that the tribunal had found that the second and third respondents were married sons of the deceased and, therefore, they were not dependents, the sixth respondent being married daughter, also not financially dependent. In these circumstan
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