O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. This is claimant’s appeal for enhancement of the compensation, being dissatisfied with quantum as awarded by the High Court in FAO No. 1427 of 2003 dated 17.09.2019 enhancing the compensation to Rs.18,66,000/- with interest @ 9% as against the compensation of Rs.13,50,000/- with interest @

6% awarded by the Tribunal.

3. The facts in brief leading to this appeal are, the husband of the first claimant and father of the claimants- 2 and 3 Mr. Subodh Chand Jain, the deceased, was proceeding along with others in a car bearing registration Car No. TAC-5436. The tourist bus bearing registration No.KL-01-2295 coming from opposite direction, driven on the wrong side in a rash and negligent manner, dashed against the car. As a result, the inmates of the car except Mr. Deepak succumbed at the spot. The claimants being dependents of the Signature Not Verified deceased filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, Digitally signed by Gulshan Kumar Arora Date: 2025.03.25

12:00:10 IST Reason:

claiming compensation of Rs.80,00,000/-. The insured and the insurer of both the vehicles namely the vehicle in which Mr. Subodh Chand Jain was travelling and t