Ratnoo Ram vs Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation

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2025 Supreme(HP) 1659

IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
JIYA LAL BHARDWAJ
Ratnoo Ram – Appellant
Versus
Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Corporation – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr.Raman Sethi, Advocate.
For the Respondents:Mr. Raman Jamalta, Advocate, Mr. Umesh Kanwar, Advocate.

Table of Content
1. appeal against tribunal's inadequate estate loss award (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. contest over dependency, legal rep, low quantum (Para 5 , 6)
3. legal reps entitled sans dependency via estate inheritance (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
4. notional rs.25,000 income, multiplier 18, consortium added (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
5. compensation interest enhanced to 9% per precedents (Para 18 , 19)
6. award modified to rs.4,05,000 plus 9% interest (Para 20 , 21)

JUDGMENT :

Jiya Lal Bhardwaj, J.

The appellant feeling aggrieved by the inadequate compensation awarded in his favour vide award dated 10.11.2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-III, Shimla in MAC Petition No.29-S/2 of 2015/14, titled, Ratnoo Ram vs. HRTC and another has preferred the present appeal. The Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.1,52,000/- in favour of the appellant along with interest @7.5% per annum from the date of filing the petition till the date of realization of the amount.

2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the appellant is the unfortunate father of his deceased son Suresh who died in a motor vehicular accident occurred on 08.09.1992 when he was 18 years old.

3. The appellant filed a claim peti