Vehicles Act and keeping in view the deduction that has to be made at one-third or one-fourth of the income towards the personal expenses of the deceased, which he would have incurred had he been alive, the figure of Rs.15,000/- per annum adopted by the Second Schedule can be considered as the income and one-third of the same may be deducted and the annual loss of contribution to the family from the deceased can be taken as Rs.10,000/-. The mother was claimed to be aged about 41 years by the time of the accident and 45 years by the time of the evidence and the appropriate multiplier applicable to a person of such age is 15 as per the Second Schedule and 14 as per Sarala Verma and others v. Delhi Transport Corporation and another[1] . Keeping in view the facts and circumstances, the multiplier of 15 can be adopted and the loss of dependency for the family, therefore, comes to Rs.1,50,000/-. As per the Second Schedule, general damages of Rs.2,000/- towards funeral expenses and Rs.2,500/- towards loss of estate also can be granted and the Tribunal in the impugned award granted about Rs.4,600/- towards damage to the cycle and funeral expenses. Granting a total compensation of Rs.1,55,000/will alone answer the requirement of awarding just and adequate compensation to the dependents of the deceased and the impugned award has to be modified accordingly. The enhanced compensation can carry interest at 6 per cent per annum keeping in view the distance of time for which the insurer has to pay such interest. Proportionate costs, of course, shall follow the event.
