SHAMBHOO SINGH, J.

( 1 ) THE claimants have filed this appeal for enhancement of compensation amount awarded in Claim case No. 15 of 1997 vide award dated 16. 7. 1997 passed by III Addl. M. A. C. T. , dhar.

( 2 ) THE case of the claimants was that on 12. 8. 1996 their son Himmat Singh, aged about 14 years, a student of VIII class, was going on cycle to his school in Dhamnod from Sanjay Nagar. The respondent No. 1 came from opposite direction driving truck no. MP 09/d-5225 belonging to respondent No. 2 and insured with respondent No. 3 in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against Himmat Singh, as a result of which he died on the spot. The deceased was also earning member of the family. He used to sit in the grocery shop of his father and earn Rs. 100 per day. The claimants filed claim case seeking compensation of rs. 8,00,000. The respondent Nos. 1 and2 proceeded ex pane. The respondent No. 3 resisted the claim. The Tribunal on appreciation of evidence held that respondent no. 1 drove the truck No. MP 09/d-5225 in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against Himmat Singh, as a result of which he sustained injuries and died. The Tribunal assessed the monthly earnings of the de

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