* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 9th July, 2012 + MAC.APP. 637/2011 SUNITA GUPTA & ANR Appellant Through: Mohd. Ikram, Adv.
versus KARAM SINGH & ANR Respondent Through: Mr. R.C. Mahajan, Adv. for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.P.MITTAL
J U D G M E N T
G. P. MITTAL, J. (ORAL)
1. The Appeal is directed against a judgment dated 16.03.2011 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (the Claims Tribunal) (in Suit No.413/2008) whereby a compensation of `3,75,000/- was awarded for the death of a minor child, aged about 14 years.
2. It is urged that the Claims Tribunal awarded a sum of `75,000/- towards non-pecuniary damages and `75,000/- towards future prospects which was very meager. The Claims Tribunal ought to have awarded a sum of `1,50,000/- towards non-pecuniary damages and future prospects.
3. I do not agree.
4. The Claims Tribunal relied upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in R.K. Malik v. Kiran Pal, 2009 ACJ 1924 (SC) and a judgment rendered by a learned Single Judge of this Court in National Insurance Company v. Farzana & Ors., 2009 ACJ 2763 while awarding compensation of `2,25,000/- towards loss of dependency on a notional income of `15,000/- (without making any deduction) towards personal and living expenses and `75,000/- each towards future prospects and non-pecuniary damages.
5. The case is squarely covered by the judgment referred hereinabove and does not call for any interference.
6. The Appeal is devoid of any merit; the same is accordingly dismissed.
7. Pending Applications also stand disposed of.
JULY, 09, 2012 vk (G.P. MITTAL) JUDGE