KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
*N. K. Patil, Pradeep D. Waingankar, JJ.
Rajeshwari G. Bhuyar and Others v. Sindhu Travels and Another
1. This appeal by the claimants is directed against the impugned judgment and award dated 6.11.2013, passed in MVC No. 2553 of 2012, by the III Additional Senior Civil Judge and Member, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru (SCCH - 18) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal' for short) seeking to enhance the compensation.
2. The Claims Tribunal by its judgment and award has awarded compensation of Rs. 87,37,145 under different heads with interest at 8 per cent per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization on account of death of deceased Annappa Mallappa Hipparagi in a road accident.
3. In brief, the facts of the case are:
Appellant No. 1 is the wife, appellant No. 2 is the minor daughter, appellant Nos. 3 and 4 are the parents of the deceased Annappa Mallappa Hipparagi and they filed a claim petition before the Tribunal under S.166 of Motor Vehicles Act, claiming compensation of Rs. 6,30,00,000 against the respondents, on account of the untimely death of the deceased Annappa Mallappa Hipparagi in a road accident. It is the case of the claimants that on 21.2.2012 at about 6.45 a.m. when the deceased was going on the motor cycle bearing registration No. KA 04

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