R.K. Varma, J.

1. This is an appeal by the claimants against the award dated 17.6.1982 made by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Dhar, in Claim Case No. 83 of 1981 whereby the learned Tribunal has awarded a total compensation of Rs. 18,0007- only with interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum in respect of the death of the deceased Mohan, an agriculturist aged 20 years, who died as a result of a motor accident due to rash and negligent driving of truck bearing registration No. MTB 2638 which hit the deceased, who was going on a cycle on Badnatar-Ratlam Road.

2. The widow, father and daughter of the deceased filed the instant claim petition claiming a compensation of Rs. 1,74,3007-alleging that the claimants have been deprived of the learnings of the deceased who was tilling 28 bighas of agricultural lands of his own and was earning wages at the rate of Rs. 400/- per month. The young widow, the minor daughter and the aged father have also claimed non-pecuniary damages to the extent of Rs. 30,000/-. An amount of Rs. 1,44,000/- was claimed by way of dependency from the earnings of the deceased. The claim was resisted by the respondents. After trial, the learned Tribunal, o