JUDGMENT :

S.N. PATHAK, J.

1. Heard the parties.

2. This appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the Award/Judgment dated 05.02.2016, passed by learned District Judge-III-cum-Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jamshedpur in Compensation Case No. 142 of 2012.

3. As per the factual matrix, the compensation case was filed by the Claimants before the learned District Judge-III-cum-Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal, Jamshedpur for payment of compensation on account of death of one Sukra Pramanik, who died in a road accident, which happened due to rash and negligent driving by the driver of the Indigo Car bearing Reg. No. JH-22B-1909(T). It was also pleaded before the learned Court below that at the time of death, the said Sukra Pramanik was earning Rs. 40,000/- per month as salary and he was a government employee. It was further pleaded that the offending vehicle was insured with National Insurance Co. and the motorcycle of the deceased was insured with the ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co. It was also pleaded that at the time of accident the deceased was a government employee and hence, while computing the compensation amount, the future prospects should also be taken into