₹10,000/- each in respect of loss of love and affection and loss of consortium. The Apex Court has held in Rajesh v. Rajbir Singh (2013 (3) KLT 89 ) that amounts payable under these heads are to be at the rate of 1,00,000/- each. But accident in the said₹ case was in the year 2007. The matter was considered by a Division Bench of this Court with reference to the aforesaid judgment as laid down in Valsamma v. Binu Jose ( 2014 (1) KLT 10) and held that the amount payable under the above heads are to be with reference to the age of the deceased and the claimants. Striking a balance, we find it appropriate that amounts under both the above heads require to be enhanced and we fix the same as 50,000/- each, thus resulting in a balance₹ sum of ₹ 40,000/- towards loss love and affection and another ₹ 40,000 /- under the head loss of consortium. The funeral expenses awarded by the Tribunal is only 3,000/-. We enhance₹ the same by a further sum of ₹ 17,000/- so as to make the total as 20,000/-. The total balance compensation payable comes to₹ ₹ 3,09,000/- which requires to be satisfied with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of petition. However, we find that there was inordinate delay in filing the appeal before
