AKIL KURESHI J.

( 1. ) SINCE the accident had taken place nearly 13 years back in the year 1999 and since the Claims Tribunal had awarded compensation which in our opinion was extremely conservative, we had taken up this appeal for final hearing at the admission stage with the consent of the learned advocates appearing for the contesting parties as was recorded previously in our order dated 14.3.2012.

( 2. ) THE appellants original claimants have challenged judgement and award dated 10.12.2010 passed by MACT(Aux.) Gondal, Camp at Jetpur in MACP No.1239/1999. Brief facts may be noted at the outset.

(2.1) One Girdhar @ Girish was travelling on his motorcycle on 5.9.1999 going from Wankaner to Mendarda village. In the afternoon at about 2:30, when he was passing Jetpur-Junagadh highway and had reached Junagadh Marketing yard, a Matador bearing registration No.GJ-1-TT-9761 coming from the opposite side went on the wrong side and dashed against the motorcycle. He was thrown off the motorcycle, received serious injuries. He was taken to Government hospital at Jetalpur, where he was declared brought dead.

(2.2) It seems that in front of motorcycle, a rickshaw was going. Matador hit