2014 (4) TMI 1145

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....in are the claimants who filed a petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ahmedabad claiming an amount of Rs. 40.00 lakhs as compensation on the ground that the sole breadwinner of their family, who was 46 years old, had died in a road accident. The Tribunal, relying upon the oral as well as documentary evidence, took the income of the deceased at Rs. 15,000/- p.m. and considering his a....

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..... 5,000/- towards funeral expenses. The High Court , thus, in all, awarded a total amount of Rs. 13,90,000/- as compensation with 7.5% interest. Thus, the High Court by the impugned order reduced the compensation from Rs. 22,10,000/- to Rs. 13,90,000/- and reduced the rate of interest from 9% p.a. to 7.5% p.a. 3. Now aggrieved by the order of the High Court the claimantsappellants filed these a....

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....t. 6. We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material before us. It is evident from the order of the Tribunal as well as Salary Certificate filed as (Annexure P-2) the deceased was getting a gross salary of Rs. 14,103.77 ps. p.m. apart from benefits like GPF, D.A., and other allowances. It is also stated therein that the deceased was having another 12 years of service and....

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....re prospects of the deceased into consideration has reduced the compensation from Rs. 22,10,000/- to Rs. 13,90,000/- and the rate of interest from 9% p.a. to 7.5% p.a. 7. Even though we are not convinced with the calculation and reasoning given by the Tribunal, but keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, where the deceased died at an early age of 46 years, had 12 more ....