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2019 Supreme(SC) 1448

A.ABDUL NAZEER, SANJIV KHANNA
Kunjan Sadana – Appellant
Versus
Mahesh Kumar – Respondent


JUDGMENT

Nazeer, J.

1. Delay condoned.

2. Leave granted.

3. The instant appeal has been filed by the claimants challenging the judgment and order dated 8.8.2017 of the High Court of Delhi, in MAC Appeal No. 479 of 2009 wherein the High Court has partly allowed the appeal and consequently enhanced the amount of compensation from Rs. 3,72,620/- to Rs. 5,02,620/-. The appellants have filed this appeal, seeking further enhancement of the compensation.

4. The appellants are the widowed mother and the younger brother (a minor) of the deceased. The deceased namely, Shri Yitesh Sadana alias Prince, a bachelor, aged 19 years, succumbed to injuries that he sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 18.4.2007, which was caused due to the negligence of the driver of a bus, bearing registration No DL-1PA-4403. It is admitted that the offending vehicle was insured with New India Assurance Co Ltd, the third respondent herein, for third party risk. As mentioned above, the claim petition was allowed in part, by the Tribunal by Award dated 6.6.2009. Thereafter, the appeal filed by the

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