Amarjit Kaur vs Mewa Singh - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 750

Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation

2024 Supreme(P&H) 750

ALKA SARIN
Amarjit Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Mewa Singh – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Ankur Gupta, Advocate; For the Appellant
Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for Respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

JUDGMENT

Mrs. Alka Sarin, J. (ORAL)

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellants against the award dated 29.08.2014 passed by the Motor Accident claims Tribunal, Ludhiana.

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. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellants would contend that the deceased in the present case was 26 years of age and was working in Italy. It is further the contention that the salary certificate produced by the claimant-appellants has not been considered by the Tribunal and his salary has been assessed as Rs. 6,000/- per month. It is further the contention that no amount has been awarded towards future prospects and multiplier of 11 has wrongly been applied and the same ought to have been 17 as per the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Sarla Verma & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. [(2009) 6 SCC 121]. It is further the contention that the amount awarded under the conventional head is on the lower side and no amount has been awarded under the head loss of consortium. In support of his contentions the le