JUDGMENT

Date : 20-04-2018 Heard Mr. T.J. Mahanta, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mrs. P. Bhattacharyya for the appellant and Mr. S.K. Goswami, learned counsel for respondent.

2. Unsatisfied with the award made by the MACT, Sivasagar in MAC Case No. 110/2005, the claimants have filed the instant appeal praying for enhancement of the award.

3. One Bina Chetia Changmai (since deceased) died in a motor vehicular accident on 04/10/2005 involving vehicle No. AS-06/E-2434 and AS-03/C-4991 owned by respondent Nos. 1 & 2 respectively and insured with respondent Nos. 5 and 6. The legal representatives of the deceased made an application before the MACT, Sivasagar seeking compensation and the learned tribunal by the impugned award granted a lump-sum compensation of Rs. 57,000/- in favour of the claimants with 6 % interest per annum from the date of filing of the petition.

4. Aggrieved, the claimants filed the instant appeal.

5. Learned Senior counsel, Mr. T.J. Mahanta submitted that in the instant case, the deceased left behind two minor children and her husband and the claim petition was filed by the husband. However, during evidence, it was brought on record, that the victim also left two m