RAFIQ, J.—Service of respondent no.1-driver is dispensed with. Matter is heard on merits. 2. Claimants have preferred this appeal dissatisfied with quantum of compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- awarded by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kotputali, District Jaipur, in MAC Case No.217/2000, in a death claim of their minor son Amar Singh, who was fifteen years of age at relevant point of time. 3. Contention of learned counsel for appellants is that learned Tribunal has recorded a finding that looking to age of deceased at the time of accident to be fifteen years, it cannot be accepted that he would have been an earning member of the family, whereas there was uncontroverted evidence available on record that deceased Amar Singh was earning Rs.4,000/- per month. It is argued that the Supreme Court as well as this Court in recent judgments, awarded minimum compensation of Rs.2,50,000/- for death of a child of more than 10 years but not more than 15 years of age. It is therefore prayed that the compensation may suitably be enhanced. 4. Learned counsel for respondents opposed the appeal and submitted that learned Tribunal has awarded a just and reasonable compensation. 5. This court in a judgment deciding a bunch of 22 appeals vide its judgment dated 02.11.2011, leading S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.870/2001 – Smt. Nana Devi and Others vs. Gurumel Singh and Others, considered judgments of the Supreme Court in Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs. Syed Ibrahim and Others and Kaushlya Devi vs. Shri Karan Arora and Others, as well as other reasoned judgments of the Supreme Court and that of this Court, and held that award of compensation of Rs.1,50,000/- is just and proper for death of a child upto 5 years of age, Rs.2,00,000/- for death of a child of more than 5 years upto 10 years of age and Rs.2,50,000/- for death of a child of more than 10 years but not more than 15 years of age. 6. In the facts of the present case and in view of the fact that deceased child was fifteen years of age at the time of accident, and judgment of this Court in Smt. Nana Devi, supra, the appeal deserves to be partly allowed. The award of compensation deserves to be enhanced to Rs.2,50,000/-. 7. Appeal is accordingly partly allowed. Compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- awarded by learned Tribunal is enhanced to Rs.2,50,000/-.
The award of compensation deserves to be enhanced to Rs.2,50,000/-. 7. Appeal is accordingly partly allowed. Compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- awarded by learned Tribunal is enhanced to Rs.2,50,000/-. The claimants are entitled to get interest on the enhanced amount of compensation at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till its realization. Compliance be made within three months.