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2014 Supreme(Raj) 946

R.S.CHAUHAN
Manju Devi – Appellant
Versus
Shankar Singh – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellant:Mr. Vinay Mathur, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. R.S. Bhati, Advocate.

JUDGMENT

1. - Having lost a child of seven years in a vehicular accident, the appellants had filed a claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-I, Jaipur Metropolitan, Jaipur. By award dated 20.5.2013, the learned Tribunal had granted an award of Rs. 2,00,000/- to the appellants. However, the appellants have filed the present appeal for enhancement.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 26.10.2011, Deepak ('the deceased' for short), was standing with his elder brother on the correct side of the road outside his house. Around 4.00 PM a mini bus, bearing registration No.RJ14-PA-4410, being driven rashly and negligently, came and hit both the children. Both the children sustained grievous injuries. But by the time Deepak was rushed to the hospital, he had expired. Therefore, the appellants filed a claim petition for Rs. 20,60,000/-. In order to buttress their case, they examined a single witness, namely, Anandi Lal, appellant No.2, the father of the deceased, and submitted certain documents. After going through the oral and the documentary evidence, the learned Tribunal granted the compensation as aforementioned. Hence, this appeal.

3. Mr. Vinay Mathur, the learned co









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