JUDGMENT 1. - The claimant-appellants have filed this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for enhancing of amount of compensation against the judgment/award dated 1.3.1998 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Behror District Alwar in Motor Accident Claims Case No. 144 / 1993. 2. Only contention of learned counsel for the claimant-appellants is that the learned Tribunal, while awarding compensation in respect of death of late Sh. Ramkhiladi who was holding the post of Police Constable, his future prospects have not been taken into consideration. 3. So far as, the age and income of the deceased are concerned, the same have not been disputed by the appellants. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent No. 3 submits that the learned Tribunal has rightly assessed the income of the deceased and the multiplier applied in this case is also reasonable looking to the age of the deceased. 5. I have considered the rival submissions and examined the impugned judgment passed by the Tribunal. 6. Learned Tribunal while discussing issue No. 2 has considered the statements of AW-1 Prem Kumar, who has stated that the salary of Ramkhiladi was Rs. 1988/- per month. AW-2 Roshan Lal has also stated about the monthly salary of the deceased as Rs. 1988/- per month. AW-3 Smt. Savita has also stated the same in respect of income of the deceased. 7. The Tribunal assessed Rs. 2,000/- per month as income of the deceased and after deducting ⅓rd amount calculated his dependency as Rs. 16,000/- per year and looking to his age as 23 years, applied the multiplier of 18 and awarded compensation of Rs. 3,08,000/-. The Tribunal also awarded Rs. 4,000/- to each claimants, total Rs. 12,000/- on account of "loss of consortium" as well as "love and affection" and Rs. 5,000/- has been awarded for funeral expenses. Therefore, total compensation of Rs. 3,25,000/- has been awarded in the present case for the 262 death of deceased Ramkhiladi in an accident, arising out of the motor vehicle. The interest at the rate of 10% has also been awarded on the said amount of compensation. 8. The Tribunal is empowered to pass an award under Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which clearly speaks that the Tribunal after holding an enquiry into the claimant may make an award determining the amount of compensation which appears to it to be just".
8. The Tribunal is empowered to pass an award under Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, which clearly speaks that the Tribunal after holding an enquiry into the claimant may make an award determining the amount of compensation which appears to it to be just". Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, the amount of Rs. 3,25,000/- with interest appears to be just and reasonable. Therefore, the Tribunal has not committed any illegality in passing the impugned award. Where Tribunal think fit and proper that an amount of award is just and reasonable, then it is not necessary to apply the multiplier system or to consider the future prospects strictly in each and every case. The same can be applied and considered looking to the facts and circumstances of each case. So far as the present case is concerned, the amount of compensation awarded in the case appears to be just and reasonable. Therefore, there is no merits in this appeal for enhancing of amount of compensation. 9. The same is accordingly, dismiss. No order as to costs.Appeal dismissed. *******