Krishan Kumar vs Mahadev Krishan Kant

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 747

ALKA SARIN
Krishan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Mahadev Krishan Kant – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. S.K. Verma, Advocate; For the Appellant
Mr. Rajesh Bansal, Advocate for Respondent No.2.

JUDGMENT

Mrs. Alka Sarin, J. (Oral)

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellant aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar vide award dated 21.12.2011.

2. Since the facts, as recorded in the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, are not in dispute, the same are not being reproduced herein for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal in the present case had awarded the following compensation :

Sr. No.	Heads	Compensation Awarded
1	Monthly income	Rs. 5,000/-
2	Annual income	[Rs. 5,000 x 12] = Rs. 60,000/-
3	Deduction - 50%	[Rs. 60,000 - 30,000] = Rs. 30,000/-
4	Multiplier of 14	[Rs. 30,000 x 14] = Rs. 4,20,000/-
5	Transportation and Last Rites	Rs. 15,000/-
6	Loss of love and affection	Rs. 50,000/-
	Total Compensation	Rs. 4,85,000/-
	Interest	6% per annum

4. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellant would contend that though the Tribunal has rightly assessed the income of the deceased as Rs. 5,000/- per month and has also correctly applied a deduction of 50%, however, a multiplier of 14 has wrongly been applied by the Tribunal, which ought to have b