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Petition dismissed

---- S. I --- Death by rash and negligent driving --- Mother of deceased was the sole claimant of compensation --- Deceased was of the age of twenty years at the time of his death whose average income was taken to be Rs.6,000 per annum up to 30-6-1993 and Rs.9,000 thereafter --- Average age of plaintiff was assumed to be seventy years and she being forty-seven years at the time of her son's death would be entitled to a continuing benefit for twenty-three years-- Plaintiff's (mother's) total entitlement was thus, worked out to be Rs.1,85,625 for the entire period of her expected fife --- Additional 20% over the aggregate to the plaintiff was a lowed bringing the total figure to Rs.2,22,750 --- Sum of Rs.30,000 had already been admittedly obtained by the plaintiff as an extra payment which would have to be deducted, thus bringing the amount to Rs.1,92,750 together with the costs of the suit -- Decree to the extent of that amount was granted in favour of plaintiff jointly and severa ly against defendants.

Habibulah Akhtar v. Mushtaq Ahmad 1986 MLD 704; Kandan v. Hayat Services (Pak.) Ltd. 1988 CLC 525; Shah Jehan Begum v. Government of Sindh 1988 CLC 2325; Naseer Khan v. Muhammad Yousuf 1989 CLC 1970; Nafeesa Begum v. Muhammad Ismail 1989 CLC 2218; Abdul Rashid v Muhammad Anwar 1990QLC 502 and Pakistan Railways v. Abdul Haque 199 SCMR 657 ref.