Judgment

Mrs. Alka Sarin, J.

The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 21.08.2018 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) challenging the quantum of compensation awarded to the claimant-appellants on account of death of Pooja Sharma (hereinafter referred to as the ‘deceased’). Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts are not being adverted to for the sake of brevity.

2. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellants would contend that income of the deceased has been assessed as Rs.15,000/- per month merely on conjectures and surmises ignoring the evidence on the record. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellants would further contend that the claimant-appellants had produced letter of offer for employment (Ex.P15), employment letter (Ex.P16), letter of performance review (Ex.P-17), confirmation of service (Ex.P18), letter regarding change of name of employer’s company (Ex.P19), appraisal letter (Ex.P20), salary appraisal (Ex.P21), salary slips for the months of June and July, 2016 (Ex.P22 & Ex.P23) and pay slip for the month of March 2014 (Ex.P24). Learned counsel for the claimant-appe