JUDGMENT 1. - The claimant-appellant has filed this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act against the judgment/award dated 22.9.1995 of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dausa, Camp Bandikui. 2. The facts in brief are that the claimant-appellant and one Ram Vakil Singh were travelling by a Jeep bearing registration No. RRA-9650 from Bharatpur to Jaipur on 8.8.1992. A bus UP21-8093 came from behind and hit the Jeep near Langada Balaji about 9 kms. away from the Manpur Police Station as a result of which the claimant-appellant and Ram Vakil Singh sustained injuries. According to the claim petition respondent No. 1 Rishi Pal Singh was driving the bus rashly and negligently. Respondent No. 2 is the owner of the bus. The learned Tribunal held that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the bus by the respondent No. 1 and awarded a compensation of Rs. 66,000 in favour of the claimant-appellant. Aggrieved by this judgment/award the claimant-appellant has filed this appeal. 3. The short controversy involved in this case is that whether the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is fair and adequate. 4. I have heard the learned Counsel Mr. Rakesh Bhargava on behalf of the claimant-appellant and Mr. N.S. Choudhary on behalf of the respondent No. 2. 5. While deciding Issue No. 2 the learned Tribunal has held as under:VERNACULAR MATTER OMITTED 6. The claimant-appellant was around 14-15 years old at the time of the accident. Considering the pain, agony, frustration and mental stress suffered by the claimant-appellant while recovering and considering his future prospects and the extent of disability I deem it fit and appropriate to increase the award amount from Rs. 66,000 to a lumpsum amount of Rs. 1,10,000. Thus the claimant-appellant is entitled to compensation to the tune of Rs. 1,10,000. 7. The appeal of the claimant-appellant is, therefore, allowed to the extent stated above and the amount of compensation is increased from Rs. 66,000 to Rs. 1,10,000. The claimant-appellant will be entitled to interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of the award of the learned Tribunal to the date of deposit/realisation on the enhanced amount. If the aforesaid amount is not paid or deposited within a period of three months then the respondents will have to pay interest at the rate of 12% per annum.
If the aforesaid amount is not paid or deposited within a period of three months then the respondents will have to pay interest at the rate of 12% per annum. The learned Tribunal shall deposit the enhanced amount in the name of the claimant-appellant by way of F.D. in a nationalised bank for a period of 5 years. The claimant-appellant will get the interest quarterly but no advance of any kind or premature encashment shall be permitted in respect of the said amount. No order as to costs.Appeal partly allowed. *******