RAFIQ, J.—Claimant has preferred this appeal for enhancement of amount of compensation of Rs.82,000/- awarded by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tonk, in MAC Case No.2367/ 2001 to claimant for injuries sustained by him in a road accident. 2. Learned counsel for appellant submitted that as a result of accident, appellant suffered 20% permanent disability. He argued that learned Tribunal was wholly unjustified in awarding lump sum compensation of Rs.35,000/- for injuries received by him in the accident. Nothing has been awarded for future loss of income or loss of earning capacity on account of disability suffered by him. Appellant received ten injuries out of which three were fractures. He was subjected to surgery and had to remain hospitalized for substantial time. Learned Tribunal has awarded Rs.20,000/- for medicines, nutritious diet and care, Rs.20,000/- for physical pain and mental agony, Rs.6,000/- for loss of income and Rs.1,000/- for litigation expenses, but nothing has been awarded for loss of future income. 3. Learned counsel for respondents opposed the appeal and submitted that total amount of Rs.82,000/- has been awarded for injuries sustained by appellant in accident, which took place in the year 1997 and in those days this was the sufficient amount of compensation for such injuries received by appellant in road accident. The award does not therefore warrant any interference. 4. On hearing learned counsel for the parties and perusing the material on record, I find that even though on other heads learned Tribunal may have justified in awarding compensation but cumulatively awarding the amount of Rs.35,000/- as lump sum compensation for injuries, which includes loss of future income as also loss of earning capacity on account of injuries sustained, cannot be said to be just and reasonable. Learned Tribunal has rightly accepted the monthly income of the appellant at Rs.2,000/-. In my opinion, ends of justice would meet if computation of his earning capacity is made by applying multiplier of 18 keeping in view his age of 22 years at relevant point of time. For 20% permanent disability, the loss of monthly income comes to Rs.400/- and applying the multiplier of 18, loss of future income would come to Rs.86,400/- (400x12x18), which is rounded off to Rs.85,000/-. Learned Tribunal has already awarded Rs.35,000/- under this head, therefore compensation is enhanced to Rs.50,000/- for loss of future income. Award of Rs.47,000/- on non-pecuniary heads is maintained. 5.
Learned Tribunal has already awarded Rs.35,000/- under this head, therefore compensation is enhanced to Rs.50,000/- for loss of future income. Award of Rs.47,000/- on non-pecuniary heads is maintained. 5. Claimant-appellant is thus entitled to receive compensation of Rs.1,32,000/- (85000+47000) instead of Rs.82,000/-. Appellant would be entitled to interest at the rate of 6% per annum on enhanced amount of compensation from date of filing of claim petition till actual payment thereof. 6. Compliance of the judgment be made within three months from the date its copy is received by the respondent insurance company. Appeal accordingly stands partly allowed.