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ARUN MONGA
Angoori Devi – Appellant
Versus
Pritam Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Mr. Arun Monga, J. (Oral)
Appellants before this Court are (parents of deceased victim) claimants seeking enhancement of compensation by assailing impugned award dated 10.10.2007 rendered by learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra (for brevity, "Tribunal") whereby claim petition filed by claimants was accepted and a sum of Rs.2,75,000/- was awarded as compensation on account of death of Rajiv Kumar.
2. Succinct facts, as noted by learned Tribunal, are as below:
The court emphasized proper income assessment, entitlement to enhanced compensation due to loss of dependency, ensuring minor claimants receive appropriate financial support.
The court can enhance compensation awarded by a tribunal based on established income and applicable legal precedents.
Determination of compensation for wrongful death must utilize notional income when actual income is unproven and it should reflect the loss suffered by claimants, including appropriate filial consort....
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