JUDGMENT : Mansoor Ahmad Mir, J. This appeal is directed against the award, dated 24th September 2008, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bilaspur, (for short, “the Tribunal”), in MAC Petition No.25 of 2006, titled Anu Kumari and another vs. Asha Rani and others, whereby compensation to the tune of Rs.1,06,980/- and Rs.1,09,000/-, with interest at the rate of 9% per annum, came to be awarded in favour of claimants No.1 and 2, respectively, being the wife and mother of the deceased, (for short the impugned award). 2. The driver, the owner and the insurer have not questioned the impugned award on any ground. Thus, the impugned award has attained finality so far as it relates to them. 3. Claimant No.2 i.e. mother of the deceased has preferred the instant appeal on the ground of adequacy of compensation, Claimant No.1 Anu Kumari (wife), who has been arrayed as proforma respondent in the instant appeal, has chosen not to assail the impugned award. 4. Thus, the only question to be determined in this appeal is – Whether the amount awarded is adequate or otherwise? 5. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and have gone through the record. The Tribunal, after referring to the evidence, has rightly held that the deceased was earning Rs.2300/- per month and after deducting 1/3rd towards the personal expenses of the deceased, loss of dependency was rightly taken to be Rs.1533/- per month. 6. However, the Tribunal has fallen in error in applying the multiplier of 5. Admittedly, the age of the deceased at the time of accident was 28 years. As per schedule 2 appended with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and also as per the ratio laid down by the Apex Court in Sarla Verma (Smt.) and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, (2009) 6 SCC 121 , which decision was also upheld by the larger Bench of the Apex Court in Reshma Kumari and others vs. Madan Mohan and another, 2013 AIR (SCW) 3120, multiplier of ‘16’ is just and appropriate multiplier applicable in the instant case. 7. In view of the above discussion, it is held that the claimants lost source of dependency to the tune of Rs.1533 x 12 x 16 = Rs.2,94,336/-. 8. 7. In view of the above discussion, it is held that the claimants lost source of dependency to the tune of Rs.1533 x 12 x 16 = Rs.2,94,336/-. 8. Accordingly, the claimants are awarded Rs.2,94,336/-, with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum, from the date of the impugned award till realisation. 9. The enhanced amount be deposited by the insurer within a period of 8 weeks from today and on deposit, the amount be released in favour of the claimants forthwith, in equal shares, after proper identification. 10. The appeal stands disposed of accordingly.