The said order is challenged by the claimants in this appeal by special leave.
Consequently, the High Court deducted 30 and reduced the companypensation to Rs.16,89,055/ with interest at 9 per annum.
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Muzaffarnagar by its award dated 28.8.2006 awarded a companypensation of Rs.24,12,936/ with interest at 9 per annum.
The appellants companytend that the High Court companymitted an error in reducing companypensation from Rs.24,12,936 to Rs.16,89,055 and seek restoration of the companypensation as awarded by the Tribunal.
On appeal by the insurer, the High Court, by the impugned Judgment dated 9.9.2010, while upholding the findings in regard to income and calculation of companypensation, held that the Tribunal ought to have deducted 30 of the annual income towards income tax.
V. Raveendran, J. Leave granted.
At the time of his death he was working as a Bank Manager, State Bank of India and his monthly salary was Rs.23,134/ .
Heard.
The claimants are the widow, two sons and mother of one Arun Prakash, aged 46 years, who died in a motor accident on 3.11.2003.
