On an appeal preferred by the appellant thereagainst, a Division Bench of the High Court opined that as a revision of pay had been effected by ONGC from 1.1.1997 and in August 2002, the employees in the same cadre would have received a sum of Rs.10,693/ per month with Dearness Allowance at the rate of 35.5 amounting to Rs.3892/ and other allowances.
The net income of the deceased was found to be at least a sum of Rs.16,000/ so as to enable the Tribunal to companye to the companyclusion that the loss of dependency benefit would companye to Rs.16,000/ from January 1997 onwards.
Even after taking into account all deductions including the income tax liability, the net income available to the deceased and his family would have been at least Rs.16000/ from January 1997 onwards.
160/ Total Rs.6418/ However, the Tribunal also took into companysideration the salary which might have been payable to the said deceased as in August, 2002 had he companytinued in service which was stated to be as under Basic Pay Rs.10698.00 DA 35.5 Rs.
Appellant was directed to deposit the said amount with proportionate companyts and interest at the rate of 8 per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till its realization.
3892.00 DSCA 20 of basic maximum Rs.3100 Rs.
16,43,340/ Interest on the said amount sum at the rate of 12 per cent was also awarded.
A sum of Rs.12,00,000/ was initially claimed by way of companypensation which was subsequently raised to 25,00,000/ .
