K. KANNAN J.

I. The case that required straight forward adjudication.

1. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation at the instance of the claimants for death of a male aged 33 years who was a teacher employed in a government school earning Rs.5529. The claimants were widow, two daughters, son and mother of the deceased. I had directed the appellants to make a proposal for settlement on the lines of compensation regime laid down by the Supreme Court in Sarala Verma v DTC (2009) 6 SCC 121 and Reshma Kumari v Madan Mohan (2013) 9 SCC 65. The insurance company has shown utter insensitivity to the directions and would not come up with response to the proposal given by the insurer. Making a provision for 50% increase as the prospect of increase, deducting ¼ th amount for personal expenses and applying a multiplier of 16, the loss of dependence shall be (5916 x 12 x 16) Rs.11,35,872. The appellants have proposed a further amount of Rs,20,000 for damage to the vehicle, Rs.1,00,000 for loss of love and affection for children and Rs.50,000 for loss of consortium and Rs.10,000 towards funeral expenses. The total amount assessed as payable on the date of petition is Rs.13