JUDGMENT

Lisa Gill, J. - This appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded to them by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurdaspur ('Tribunal' for short) vide award dated 14.10.2016 on account of death of Sunil Masih in a motor vehicle accident on 27.09.2013.

2. The claimants, who are the parents of the deceased, filed a petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensation on account of death of Sunil Masih due to injuries received in a motor vehicle accident which took place on 27.09.2013. FIR No.79 dated 28.09.2013 was registered under Sections 279, 304-A and 427 IPC at Police Station Dera Baba Nanak, District Gurdaspur against respondent No.1. It was pleaded that the deceased at the time of his death was a student, besides running a dairy. His monthly income was stated to be Rs. 10,000/-. He was 18 years old at the time of accident. Compensation was thus prayed for.

3. The learned Tribunal on consideration of the facts and evidence on record held that the accident in question took place due to the rash an