I have carefully considered the rival submissions and have perused the records. It appears that in 1988, the Deputy Commissioner's rate for engagement of a labourer was Rs.40/- per day. A labourer may not be getting work for all the 30 days, therefore, the said amount on being multiplied by 25 would come to Rs.1,000/- per month. Thus, the annual earning would come to Rs.12,000/-. It also appears that parents of the deceased, who are the claimants, were in the age group of 45-50 at the time of accident. As per Schedule-II, for the said age group, the multiplier of 13 is applied, although, the Tribunal has applied a higher multiplier of 16. Thus, total amount would come to Rs.1,56,000/-. The deceased was unmarried at the time of accident, therefore, he would be spending 50% towards personal expenses. Thus, 50% amount of Rs.1,56,000/- would come to Rs.78,000/-. Besides, I also award Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses. Thus, in total, the claimants would be entitled to get Rs.80,000/-. The enhanced amount shall carry the interest @ 6% per annum from the date of application. Accordingly, the compensation amount of Rs.48,000/is enhanced to Rs.80,000/- with an interest @ 6% per annum from the date of application.
