JUDGMENT :

Claimants 1, 3 and 4 in an original petition for compensation before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal have come up in this appeal challenging the inadequacy of the compensation granted by the Tribunal.

2. One Vijayan aged 52 years died in a motor accident took place on 03.11.2012. He was unmarried. The deceased was a Pump Operator in the Kerala Water Authority. The mother, brother, widowed sister and the son of the widowed sister of the deceased were the claimants in the proceedings. A sum of Rs.25,00,000/-was the claim made in the proceedings. The Tribunal has granted to the claimants a sum of Rs.13,75,000/-by way of compensation. The mother, widowed sister and the son of the widowed sister of the deceased who were claimants 1, 3 and 4 respectively in the claim petition are aggrieved by the decision of the Tribunal. Hence this appeal.

3. Heard the learned counsel for the appellants.

4. The learned counsel for the appellants contended that the last pay certificate of the deceased which is part of the records in the case would indicate that the deceased was drawing a sum of Rs.20,940/- by way of Basic Pay, a sum of Rs.9,423/- by way of Dearness Allowance and Rs.1000/- by w