PATNA, India, Aug. 19 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 21:
Heard Mr. Shailendra Kumar learned counsel for the appellants as well as Mr. Raj Kumar Singh Vikram learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The present miscellaneous appeal has been file under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act') on behalf of the appellants for enhancing the compensation amount awarded to the appellants/claimants by learned Adhoc Additional District Judge-III-cum-Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Gaya (hereinafter referred to as the Learned Tribunal) in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 04 of 2014/226 of 2010 vide Judgment dated 28.07.2014 and Award dated 08.08.2014.
3. The learned Tribunal held that the appellants/claimants are entitled to receive Rs. 2,62,412/- as compensation from the insurer (OP No.1) with interest @ 8 % per annum from the date of admission of the application through account payee cheque in the joint account of both the claimants within two months from the date of award. The interim compensation of Rs. 50,000/- under Section 140 of the Act shall be adjusted in the actual total amount of compensation.
4. The details of the calculation of compensation amount awarded by the learned Tribunal are as under:
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