The Tribunal, thus, awarded a sum of Rs.15,36,000 towards loss of dependency benefit Rs.15,000 towards companyventional amount under the head loss of estate Rs.15,000 towards loss of love and affection and Rs.5,000 towards funeral expenses totaling to Rs.15,71,000 in terms of an award dated 29.3.2007.
The claimants were also held entitled to interest 12 per cent per annum on the award amount from the date of application till realization.
v. Delhi Transport Corporation Anr.1 The High Court, companysidering that the claimants were the parents of the deceased, deducted 50 per cent towards personal expenses instead of 1/3rd of the amount, as per the Tribunal.
Both the sides were aggrieved by the assessment of this claim and filed appeals before the High Court, which modified the award of the Tribunal vide impugned judgment dated 9.2.2015, which is subject matter of the present appeal.
The High Court declined to accept the future income rise as 100 per cent and took the same as 50 per cent in view of the judgment of this Court in Sarla Verma Ors.
The claim was laid on the basis that the deceased daughter 152818 IST Reason was working in the companypany of original respondent No.4 as an International Internal Sales Engineer at a monthly salary of Rs.6,273.
It is number necessary to go into the details of the facts, as those are number really liable to be examined in view of the limited companytroversy Signature Not Verified Digitally signed by DEEPAK MANSUKHANI Date 2018.04.18 before us.
This is a finding of fact, both by the Tribunal and the High Court.
The Tribunal, however added approximately 100 per cent towards future rise in income and companysidered the prospective income at Rs.12,000 per month, and after deducting 1/3rd towards personal expenses of deceased, the Tribunal assessed the loss of dependency or the future economic loss at Rs.8,000 per month and thereafter a multiplier of 16 was applied.
The claim of the parents appellants herein in respect of this unfortunate demise forms the subject matter of the present appeal.
She had a B.E. Civil qualification.
Her husband, after an early marriage, had unfortunately passed away in the year 1996 and since then she was living with her parents, the claimants.
