A. Prathima W/o Kothandapani Naidu @ Kothandapani v. T. Ramesh
2024-07-23
R.SAKTHIVEL
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JUDGMENT : R. SAKTHIVEL, J. 1. These 'Civil Miscellaneous Appeals' (henceforth 'CMAs') are directed against the common Award dated April 1, 2021 passed in M.A.C.T.O.P.Nos.3743, 3019, 3038, 2975, 2993, 3037, 2970, 2701, 2986, 3036, 3930, 2976, 3018 and 3931 of 2017, by the 'Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court-2, Court of Small Causes, Chennai' [henceforth 'Tribunal'], praying to enhance the compensation. 2. In all the aforementioned CMAs', the appellants are the petitioners/claimants before the Tribunal, while the first respondent and the second respondent are the owner and the insurer of the Lorry bearing Registration No. AP-26-TD-8679. Case of the Petitioners (Appellants) 3. On April 21, 2017, at about 01.00 P.M., a group of individuals were protesting in front of Yerpedu Police Station on the Tirupati-Srikalahasti Road, Yerpadu against illegal sand mining and transportation from Swarnamukhi River. The Circle Inspector of Police was trying to pacify them. During this interaction, the driver of the Goods Carrier Lorry with registration number AP-26-TD-8679 drove the vehicle rashly and negligently, hitting and running over a few of them and also colliding with an electric pole causing the live electric wires to fall onto the villagers, resulting many people sustaining multiple grievous injuries as well as deaths. The petitioners/claimants therefore filed Claim Petitions before the Tribunal seeking compensation. First Respondent's case 4. Though notice was served on the first respondent, the first respondent did not choose to contest the petitions and he remained absent and hence, he was set ex-parte before the Tribunal in all the petitions. Second Respondent's case 5. The second respondent-Insurance Company filed counter affidavit whereby, the age, income and avocation of the deceased in all these appeals were denied. According to the second respondent, the cause of accident was the persons including the deceased protesting in the middle of the road by obstructing the road traffic. The driver of the first respondent’s lorry was neither speeding nor driving the lorry recklessly. The First Information Report (FIR) pointed at one Guruvaya as the Driver of the first respondent’s Lorry while the Charge Sheet pointed at one Bedde Subramaniyam as the Driver of the said Lorry. Neither of these persons possessed a valid driving license at the time of accident. Further, the first respondent failed to intimate the factum of accident and furnish relevant particulars/ documents to the second respondent.
Neither of these persons possessed a valid driving license at the time of accident. Further, the first respondent failed to intimate the factum of accident and furnish relevant particulars/ documents to the second respondent. The amount of compensation claimed under different heads in the petitions is excessive. Therefore, the second respondent-Insurance Company sought to dismiss the Original Petitions. 6. At trial, on the side of the petitioners, PW-1 to PW-15 were examined and Ex-P.1 to Ex-P.113 were marked. On the side of the second respondent-Insurance Company, one Mr. Ashokkumar, Officer of the second respondent-Insurance Company was examined as RW-1 and Ex-R.1 to Ex-R.4 were marked. 7. The Tribunal, after analyzing the oral and documentary evidence, concluded that the Driver of the first respondent's Lorry was responsible for the accident and awarded compensation accordingly to all the petitioners/claimants. 8. Feeling aggrieved with the quantum of compensation awarded, the petitioners/claimants have preferred these CMAs' praying to enhance the compensation awarded. Arguments 9. This Court has heard the submissions made on either side. 10. The learned counsel for the petitioners/appellants submitted that in all the matters, the notional income taken by the Tribunal is on the lower side. In the CMAs' filed by the people who were injured in the same accident seeking enhancement of compensation, this Court has fixed the notional income at Rs.13,500/- vide its Common Judgment dated February 16, 2024 made in CMA.Nos.958, 962, 971 and 972 of 2023. Hence, he prayed this Court to fix a sum of Rs.13,500/- as notional income of all the deceased, in the instant CMAs'. 11. The learned counsel for the second respondent-Insurance Company submitted that the petitioners/claimants have not produced any documents to prove their income. Notional Income fixed at Rs.13,500/- in CMA.Nos.958, 962, 971 and 972 of 2023 is based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the injured persons therein. Fixing a sum of Rs.13,500/- as notional income in the instant CMAs' would be on the higher side. There is no warrant to interfere with the Common Award passed by the Tribunal. Accordingly, he prayed to dismiss these CMAs'. Discussion and Decision: 12. This Court has considered the submissions made on either side and perused the evidence available on record. 13.
There is no warrant to interfere with the Common Award passed by the Tribunal. Accordingly, he prayed to dismiss these CMAs'. Discussion and Decision: 12. This Court has considered the submissions made on either side and perused the evidence available on record. 13. On analyzing the oral and documentary evidence, the Tribunal concluded that the cause of accident was the rash and negligent driving of the driver of the first respondent’s Lorry and accordingly awarded compensation. At the time of accident, the driver of the first respondent did not possess a valid driving license and the first respondent’s vehicle was insured with the second respondent-Insurance company. In these circumstances, following the dictum laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court in National Insurance Company Ltd. Vs. Swaran Singh and Others, AIR 2004 SC 1531 , the Tribunal directed the second respondent - Insurance Company to pay the award amount to the petitioners and later recover the same from the first respondent as per law. The Insurance Company has not preferred any appeal. Further, the contentions raised by both sides in these CMAs' are limited to the quantum of compensation. Hence, this Court is of the view that there is no need to delve into aspects other than that of the quantum of compensation. 14. The particulars of the deceased persons such as income, age, etc., according to the petitioners/appellants, are as tabulated below: S. No. M.A.C.T.O.P. No. Name of the deceased Alleged Occupation/Avocation Age at the time of accident (in years) Alleged Income Number of Dependants 1 2993 of 2017 Vasantha Daily Wage labourer 33 Rs. 18,000/- 3 2 2701 of 2017 Nageshwara Rao Agriculture 63 Rs. 18,000/- 2 3 2970 of 2017 Muneiah Naidu Agriculture 61 Rs. 18,000/- 2 4 2975 of 2017 Sumathi Agriculture 45 Rs. 18,000/- 3 5 2976 of 2017 Sudhakar Naidu Agriculture 54 Rs. 18,000/- 2 6 2986 of 2017 O. Rajendra Driver 31 Rs. 18,000/- 4 7 3018 of 2017 Prabavathamma @ Prabavathi Daily Wage Labourer 52 Rs. 18,000/- 2 8 3019 of 2017 Munikrishnama Naidu Agriculture 61 Rs. 18,000/- 3 9 3036 of 2017 Gangadharam Agriculture 54 Rs. 18,000/- 3 10 3037 of 2017 N. Bhaskar Daily Wage Labourer 66 Rs. 18,000/- 2 11 3038 of 2017 A. Balamurali Krishna Reddy Journalist and Agriculture 48 Rs. 18,000/- 3 12 3743 of 2017 Kodandapani Naidu @ Kodandapani Agricultural Labourer 37 Rs.
18,000/- 3 9 3036 of 2017 Gangadharam Agriculture 54 Rs. 18,000/- 3 10 3037 of 2017 N. Bhaskar Daily Wage Labourer 66 Rs. 18,000/- 2 11 3038 of 2017 A. Balamurali Krishna Reddy Journalist and Agriculture 48 Rs. 18,000/- 3 12 3743 of 2017 Kodandapani Naidu @ Kodandapani Agricultural Labourer 37 Rs. 18,000/- 2 13 3930 of 2017 Jayachandra Tailor 30 Rs. 18,000/- 5 14 3931 of 2017 Y. Saraswathi @ Saraswathamma Agricultural Labourer 69 Rs. 18,000/- 15. The petitioners in M.A.C.T.O.P. No. 2986 of 2017 have produced the deceased’s driving license (Ex-P.46) in support of their contention that the deceased was a driver. Likewise, the petitioners in M.A.C.T.O.P. No. 3038 of 2017 have produced the deceased’s Employee Identity Card (Ex-P.86) in support of their contention that the deceased was a Journalist. However, they have failed to prove the income of the deceased persons. As far as the petitioners in the other Original Petitions are concerned, they have not produced any document to prove the alleged occupation or alleged income of the deceased persons. Considering the fact that the accident took place in the year 2017, that this Court has fixed notional income of the people who were injured in the same accident at Rs.13,500/- vide its Common Judgment dated February 16, 2024 made in CMA.Nos.958, 962, 971 and 972 of 2023 and the facts and circumstances of the case as well as in the interest of justice, this court is of the view that the deceased persons could have easily earned a sum of Rs.13,500/- per month at the time of accident. Accordingly, this Court fixes the notional income of the deceased persons at Rs.13,500/-. Bearing in mind the legal proposition laid down by the Honourable Supreme Court in Sarla Verma & Ors. Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr. (2009) 6 SCC 121 and National Insurance Company Limited v. Pranay Sethi & Ors. (2017) 16 SCC 680 , this Court modifies the Award of the Tribunal dated April 1, 2021 as hereunder: CMA NO. 2196 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3743 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 40% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 15 (M)] Rs. 18,48,000.00 Rs. 22,68,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs.
3743 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 40% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 15 (M)] Rs. 18,48,000.00 Rs. 22,68,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 19,58,000.00 Rs. 23,78,000.00 CMA NO. 2197 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3019 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 7 (M)] Rs. 3,92,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 5,42,000.00 Rs. 9,06,000.00 CMA NO. 2198 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3038 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 25% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 13 (M)] Rs. 16,90,000.00 Rs. 17,55,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Medical expenses Rs. 74,752.00 Rs. 74,752.00 4 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 5 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 19,14,752.00 Rs. 19,79,752.00 CMA NO. 2206 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 2975 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 25% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 14 (M)] Rs. 15,40,000.00 Rs. 18,90,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 16,90,000.00 Rs. 20,40,000.00 CMA NO. 2208 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 2993 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 40% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 16 (M)] Rs. 19,71,200.00 Rs. 24,19,200.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 21,21,200.00 Rs. 25,69,200.00 CMA NO. 2209 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO.
13,500/- (I) + 40% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 16 (M)] Rs. 19,71,200.00 Rs. 24,19,200.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 21,21,200.00 Rs. 25,69,200.00 CMA NO. 2209 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3037 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 5 (M)] Rs. 2,80,000.00 Rs. 5,40,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 3,90,000.00 Rs. 6,50,000.00 CMA NO. 2210 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 2970 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 7 (M)] Rs. 3,92,000.00 Rs. 7,56,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 5,02,000.00 Rs. 8,66,000.00 CMA NO. 2214 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 2701 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 7 (M)] Rs. 3,92,000.00 Rs. 7,56,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 5,02,000.00 Rs. 8,66,000.00 CMA NO. 2215 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 2986 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 40% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 3/4 (AD) X 12 (m) X 16 (M)] Rs. 24,19,200.00 Rs. 27,21,600.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,60,000.00 Rs. 1,60,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 25,69,200.00 Rs. 29,11,600.00 CMA NO. 2216 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3036 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 10% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 11 (M)] Rs. 10,64,800.00 Rs.
15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 25,69,200.00 Rs. 29,11,600.00 CMA NO. 2216 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3036 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 10% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 11 (M)] Rs. 10,64,800.00 Rs. 13,06,800.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 12,14,800.00 Rs. 14,56,800.00 CMA NO. 2242 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3930 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 40% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 3/4 (AD) X 12 (m) X 17 (M)] Rs. 23,56,200.00 Rs. 28,91,700.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,60,000.00 Rs. 1,60,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 25,86,200.00 Rs. 30,81,700.00 CMA NO. 2243 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 2976 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 10% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 11 (M)] Rs. 10,64,800.00 Rs. 13,06,800.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 11,74,800.00 Rs. 14,16,800.00 CMA NO. 2256 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3018 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) + 10% of Rs. 13,500/- (FP) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 11 (M)] Rs. 10,64,800.00 Rs. 13,06,800.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 80,000.00 Rs. 80,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 11,74,800.00 Rs. 14,16,800.00 CMA NO. 2257 OF 2022 (M.A.C.T.O.P. NO. 3931 OF 2017) S. No. Head Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount modified by this Court 1 Loss of dependency [Rs. 13,500/- (I) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 5 (M)] Rs. 2,80,000.00 Rs. 5,40,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 4,30,000.00 Rs.
13,500/- (I) X 2/3 (AD) X 12 (m) X 5 (M)] Rs. 2,80,000.00 Rs. 5,40,000.00 2 Loss of love and affection Rs. 1,20,000.00 Rs. 1,20,000.00 3 Loss of estate Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 4 Funeral expenses Rs. 15,000.00 Rs. 15,000.00 Total Rs. 4,30,000.00 Rs. 6,90,000.00 Note: In the above tables, ‘I’ denotes notional income, ‘FP’ denotes Future Prospects, ‘AD’ denotes after deductions, ‘M’ denotes the multiplier applied, ‘m’ denotes months. 16. In CMA No. 2257 of 2022, one Y.Saraswathy @ Saraswathamma is the deceased. She passed away leaving petitioners 1 to 3 and the respondent No. 3 as dependents. During the pendency of the original petition, petitioner No. 1-Munasamy Naidu passed away. The Tribunal awarded a sum of Rs.4,30,000/- as compensation. Further, the Tribunal apportioned 1/3 share equally among the petitioner Nos.2 and 3. Hence, they are entitled to the enhanced compensation amount of Rs.6,90,000/- as apportioned by the Tribunal. This Court would like to hereby clarify that the respondent No. 3 is entitled to 1/3 share in the enhanced amount, upon payment of proportionate Court Fee. 17. Thus, the amount awarded by the Tribunal is enhanced as tabulated below: S. No. Case No. M.A.C.T.O.P. No. Amount awarded by the Tribunal Amount awarded by this Court 1 CMA No. 2196 of 2022 3743 of 2017 Rs. 19,58,000.00 Rs. 23,78,000.00 2 CMA No. 2197 of 2022 3019 of 2017 Rs. 5,42,000.00 Rs. 9,06,000.00 3 CMA No. 2198 of 2022 3038 of 2017 Rs. 19,14,752.00 Rs. 19,79,752.00 4 CMA No. 2206 of 2022 2975 of 2017 Rs. 16,90,000.00 Rs. 20,40,000.00 5 CMA No. 2208 of 2022 2993 of 2017 Rs. 21,21,200.00 Rs. 25,69,200.00 6 CMA No. 2209 of 2022 3037 of 2017 Rs. 3,90,000.00 Rs. 6,50,000.00 7 CMA No. 2210 of 2022 2970 of 2017 Rs. 5,02,000.00 Rs. 8,66,000.00 8 CMA No. 2214 of 2022 2701 of 2017 Rs. 5,02,000.00 Rs. 8,66,000.00 9 CMA No. 2215 of 2022 2986 of 2017 Rs. 25,69,200.00 Rs. 29,11,600.00 10 CMA No. 2216 of 2022 3036 of 2017 Rs. 12,14,800.00 Rs. 14,56,800.00 11 CMA No. 2242 of 2022 3930 of 2017 Rs. 25,86,200.00 Rs. 30,81,700.00 12 CMA No. 2243 of 2022 2976 of 2017 Rs. 11,74,800.00 Rs. 14,16,800.00 13 CMA No. 2256 of 2022 3018 of 2017 Rs. 11,74,800.00 Rs. 14,16,800.00 14 CMA No. 2257 of 2022 3931 of 2017 Rs. 4,30,000.00 Rs. 6,90,000.00 18.
12,14,800.00 Rs. 14,56,800.00 11 CMA No. 2242 of 2022 3930 of 2017 Rs. 25,86,200.00 Rs. 30,81,700.00 12 CMA No. 2243 of 2022 2976 of 2017 Rs. 11,74,800.00 Rs. 14,16,800.00 13 CMA No. 2256 of 2022 3018 of 2017 Rs. 11,74,800.00 Rs. 14,16,800.00 14 CMA No. 2257 of 2022 3931 of 2017 Rs. 4,30,000.00 Rs. 6,90,000.00 18. In the result, these Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are partly allowed in the following terms: (i) The 2nd respondent/Insurance Company is directed to deposit the Award amount modified by this Court in the respective appeals as above, along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of the claim petition till the date of deposit and costs, less the amount if any already deposited, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, respectively to the credit of M.A.C.T.O.P.Nos.3743, 3019, 3038, 2975, 2993, 3037, 2970, 2701, 2986, 3036, 3930, 2976, 3018 and 3931 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court 2, Court of Small Causes, Chennai. (ii) The petitioners/appellants in all the instant CMAs' as well as the and Respondent No. 3 in MCOP No. 3931 of 2017 (CMA No. 2257 of 2022) shall pay necessary Court Fee, if any, on the enhanced compensation. (iii) Upon such deposit by the Insurance Company and due payment of Court Fee by the claimants, the Tribunal is directed to transfer the entire amount to the respective bank accounts of the petitioners/claimants including the respondent No. 3 in MCOP No. 3931 of 2017 (CMA No. 2257 of 2022) as apportioned by it, by way of RTGS/NEFT, within a period of three(3) weeks from the date of receipt of application for withdrawal from the petitioners/claimants along with the required Bank details. (iv) If any of the petitioner/claimant is a minor, the Tribunal shall deposit the minor’s share as apportioned by it in a nationalized bank. The deposit shall be renewable periodically. The minor is entitled to withdraw the same after attaining the age of majority. (v) All the other findings of the Tribunal, including that of pay and recovery, are hereby confirmed.