In Asraf Ali v. M/s. Naveen Hotel Ltd., and anothe r[1] the Supreme Court while dealing with the claim under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 relating to a injured aged 15 years considered his income at Rs.3,000/per month, applied multiplier 15 and awarded compensation of Rs.3,24,000/-. In the instant case, the learned Tribunal, since the injured Anil Kumar was only 7 years on the date of accident, considered to be a non-earning person, took the income at Rs.15,000/- per annum as mentioned in Second Schedule to the Act, selected multiplier 15 relevant to the persons aged below 15 years, computed compensation on the said basis and arrived at the loss of earnings at Rs.90,000/-. This was the amount granted by the learned Tribunal to the 1st respondent/claimant towards the loss of earnings on account of the permanent disability sustained by him. The Tribunal also considered that the 1st respondent/claimant sustained grievous injury and rightly granted him an amount of Rs.5,000/- for the grievous injury sustained by him. The claimant filed medical bills for Rs.42,834/- and considering the said fact, the learned Tribunal awarded an amount of Rs.50,000/- towards medical expenses. The learned Tribunal further considered that the injured underwent operation five times at the age of 7 years and accordingly granted an amount of Rs.25,000/- towards pain and suffering, which also needs no interference in this appeal. The Tribunal further awarded an amount of Rs.15,000/- towards future medical expenses basing on the evidence of PW.2, the Doctor, who stated that the injured requires
