Motor Accident - Compensation - 29 children died in accident - Tribunal awarding compensation - Tribunal awarding sum of Rs. 1,55,000/- to the dependents of children between age group of 10 to 15 years and Rs. 1,65,000/- between 15 to 18 years - High Court enhancing the compensation in all the cases by Rs. 75,000/- and Rs. 1000 and interest @ 7.5.% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till payment - Special leave petition contending that the High Court ought to have applied the ratio of Lata Wadhwa Vs. State of Bihar, (2001) 8 SCC 197 - Children not earning at the time of the accident - Loss of dependency by its very nature is awarded for prospective or future loss - Under the Second Schedule of the Act in case of a non-earning person, income is notinally estimated at Rs. 15,000/- per annum - Deviation from the structured formula as provided in the Second Schedule is not ordinarily permissible in case of compensation u/sec 166 - No fact and reason highlighted - Why the second Schedule should not apply - No reason to differ with the view taken by the Tribunal as well as the High Court - Appeals are disposed of in terms of the order.

Topic(s)-Motor Accident Claim , Compensation , Second Schedule