JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Ashok Kumar Singh and Sri Amit Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the appellants and Sri N.K. Srivastava, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5 and perused the record. No one is present on behalf of other respondents.

2. This first appeal from order has been filed by the claimants-appellants for enhancement of compensation against the judgment and award dated 08.08.2005, passed by Ist Additional District Judge / Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chitrakoot, in M.A.C.P. No. 163/70 of 2000 (Raja Beti and others vs. Ashok Kumar and others) by which compensation of Rs.65,000/- only has been awarded to the claimants on account of death of Sri Bachcha Lal, aged about 42 years.

3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the claimants-appellants that the deceased was working as Lekhpal in Tehsil Karvi, District Chitrokoot at the time of accident and was getting salary of Rs. 7,000/-per month. The Claims Tribunal had acted in arbitrary manner has awarded only Rs. 65,000/- on the ground that after the death of Bachcha Lal, the claimant appellant no. 1 who is widow of B