JUDGMENT 1. - This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short the Act') has been filed by the appellants for enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kotputli. District Jaipur, in Claim Petition No. 33 of 1992, vide Award dated 19.8.1994. 2. Brief facts giving rise to this appeal are that on 24.12.1991, Net Ram, aged 13 years, son of the appellants was going from National High Way No. 8, to his house. Suddenly a truck bearing No. HYW-1176 being driven rashly, negligently and with excessive speed by respondent No. 1, coming from Jaipur side hit Net Ram, due to which he sustained serious injuries and died on the spot. 3. Learned Tribunal passed an award of Rs. 67,000/- in favour of the appellants. Aggrieved by the said award on the ground of inadequacy, this appeal has been preferred. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the entire record. 5. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the deceased Net Ram died at the age of 13 years due to rash and negligent driving of the truck but the Tribunal has awarded only a meagre amount as compensation to the claimants. In support of his submissions he relied upon the decision of Division Bench of this Court in Shaitan Jat & Anr. v. Lala Ram Jat & Ors., SAC No. 115 of 2003. Hon'ble Supreme Court in Shanti Bai & Ors. v. Charan Singh & Ors., 1998 ACJ 848 and in Haji Zainullah Khan (dead) by Lrs. v. Nagar Mahapalika, Allahabad, 1994 ACJ 993 , in similar circumstances has awarded compensation of Rs. 1.5 lac to the claimants. 6. Learned counsel for the respondent Insurance Company, on the other hand, argued that the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is just and reasonable. 7. I have considered the rival contentions. The fact that deceased Net Ram was only 13 years of age at the time of death due to the accident is not disputed. The Division Bench of this Court as well as the Hon'ble Supreme Court have held that in the matters of death of a child due to accident, compensation of a sum of Rs. 1.5 lac is reasonable. Therefore, in the present case, I am of the view that the compensation awarded by the Tribunal is required to be enhanced to Rs. 1.5 lac. 1.5 lac is reasonable. Therefore, in the present case, I am of the view that the compensation awarded by the Tribunal is required to be enhanced to Rs. 1.5 lac. 8. Consequently, the appeal is allowed. The compensation of Rs. 67,000/- awarded by the learned Tribunal is enhanced to Rs. 1.5 lac alongwith interest at the rate of 6% p.a. on the enhanced amount, from the date of filing of the claim petition.Appeal allowed. *******