JUDGMENT :

Sudeepti Sharma, J. (Oral) :

The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 24.03.2005 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hoshiarpur (for short, 'the Tribunal') for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellants/claimants to the tune of Rs.4,70,000/-, alongwith interest at the rate of 6 % per annum on account of death of Mewa Singh, in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 21.10.2003.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not reproduced and is skipped herein for the sake of brevity.

SUBMISSIONS OF THE LEARNED COUNSELS FOR THE PARTIES

3. The learned counsel for the appellants/claimants contends that the compensation assessed by the learned Tribunal is on the lower side. He further contends that deceased- Mewa Singh was 52 years old at the time of accident and was working as JBT Teacher. He was drawing a salary of Rs.11,000/- per month. He further contends:

ii) That the learned Tribunal has not awarded any amount towards