Appellant claimed enhancement of compensation awarded for child's death. Court dismissed appeal, noting Supreme Court precedent sets compensation for children aged 5-10 at 2 lakh.
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Date of decision: 16th July, 2014
Sube Singh and another
� Appellants
Versus
Sanjay and others
� Respondents
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Present: Mr. Munish K. Garg, Advocate for the appellants.
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This is claimants’ appeal seeking enhancement in the compensation granted vide impugned award dated 17.09.2013 for the death of their child, who was nine years of age at the time of accident.
Admittedly, a sum of �2,93,300 has been awarded to the appellants as compensation for the death of their child aged about nine years.
Learned counsel for the appellants has relied upon a judgment of Hon’ble the Supreme Court in %!&'()���+),�)-� )�.(/0�1���),)�)-��.(/0'�� 2013(4) RCR (Civil) 276 to contend that
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notional income of the child should have been taken at �25,000 per annum and the claimant:appellants were entitled to a much higher compensation. However, a perusal of the judgment rendered in !&'()*���+),�'�2)'/ (supra), as relied upon by learned counsel for the appellants, would show that in %�).)�3)-(4)�1�� .)./�����&()0�� 2001(4) RCR (Civil) 673, Hon’ble the Supreme Court had observed that compensation amount for the children between the age of 5 to 10 years should be �2.00 lakh.
In view thereof, this Court finds no merit in this appeal.
Dismissed.
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Singh v. Union of IndiaReferred¶18
Singh v. Union of India, 2013 (4) RCR (Civil) 276, Supreme Court
Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok HurraReferred¶22
Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra, 2001 (4) RCR (Civil) 673, Supreme Court
Sube Singh
Singh
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