K.Kannan, J.

1. The claimant is on appeal challenging the quantum and seeking for enhancement of compensation. The deceased was the driver of Matador Van, which dashed against yet another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The Tribunal took the dependence on the deceased for the widow and the daughter at Rs.750/- per month, adopted a multiplier of 16 and determined a compensation of Rs.1,50,000/-. It had found that the deceased himself had contributed to the accident in equal measure with the insureds vehicle and caused 50% abatement of the claim and sliced down the compensation entitlement to Rs.75,000/- with interest @12%. From the language employed by the Tribunal in the award, it is not very clear whether the insurance company was made liable or not.

2. Learned counsel appearing for the appellants wouid contend that the income must be taken at Rs.1900/- and a further provision of increase in salary for a period of time must also be provided in the manner done by the Honble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma v. DTC, (2009-3)155 PLR 22 (SC) : 2009(6) S.C.C. 121. It is also further contended that the negligence could not have been caused on the deceased and the whole ne