VIVEK AGARWAL
Poonam – Appellant
Versus
Mohd. Jameel – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. This appeal has been filed by the claimants being aggrieved by award dated 11.2.2016 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Additional District Judge, Court No. 10, Kanpur Nagar in MACP No. 1289 of 2014 on the ground of computation of the income of the deceased at Rs. 3000/-against established norms of minimum wages, in absence of established proof of income future prospects have not been awarded and under the conventional head only a sum of Rs. 15,000/-has been awarded which will be to the tune of Rs. 70,000/-,
2. It is fairly submitted that age of the deceased at the time of accident was 35-years, therefore, multiplier of 16 will be applicable and not of 17 as has been applied by the Claims Tribunal.
3. Sri Amit Singh, learned counsel for the Insurance Company submits that no interference is required in the impugned award.
4. After hearing counsel for the parties and going through the record, it is apparent that minimum wages for an unskilled labourer engaged in the work of automobile repair as notified by the State of Uttar Pradesh w.e.f. October, 2013 to March, 2014 was to the tune of Rs. 200/-per day or Rs. 6000/-per month. When this is taken into considera
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