JUDGMENT :

Mrs. Archana Puri, J.: The present appeal has been filed by the appellant-claimant, thereby questioning the adequacy of the compensation granted by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, on account of death of Rekha, 9 year old child, in a motor vehicular accident, which took place on 15.01.2007.

2. So far as, the factum of accident and manner of taking place of the same as well as the liability fastened upon the respondents is concerned, none of the respondents, who have been made liable, have filed any appeal to question the role assigned to them.

3. In the given circumstances, proceeding further, at the very outset, it is pertinent to mention that the accident had taken place on 15.01.2007, as a result whereof, Rekha was run over by the bus. She was taken to General Hospital, where she was declared ‘brought dead’. The mother of deceased Rekha had filed the claim petition for seeking compensation to the extent of Rs.10 lakh.

4. Learned Tribunal had appropriately considered the deceased to be 9 year old, at the time of accident. Considering the same, lumpsum amount of Rs.1,50,000/- had been awarded by learned Tribunal. Besides the same, Rs.20,000/- had been awarded towards ‘transp