Deceased 28 years of age – Notional income considered as 6,500/- per month, 40% added towards future prospects.

(SC) Decided on: 17.10.2022

Future prospects -- Deceased, having been proved to be a self-employed person by the claimants, they are entitled to the increase of compensation on account of future prospects to the extent of 40% -- Even in case of assessment of the income by the Tribunal on notional basis, the claimants would be entitled to the benefit of the increase of compensation on account of future prospects of the deceased -- Any income assessed by the Tribunal shall be the established income for the purpose of grant of future prospects.

(P&H HC) Decided on : 27.11.2017

Future prospects -- Benefit of future prospects cannot be denied on the ground that the Tribunal has assessed the income of the deceased on notional basis and that the claimants has not proved, by documentary evidence, the exact figure of that notional income.

(P&H HC) Decided on : 22.11.2017

Minor child injured with 100% injuries – Child aged 14 years left with mentally deranged and physically incapacitated to move and is bed ridden – Doctors on assessment have declare him 100% disabled -- For the said purpose, an amount of Rs.5,000/- per month is taken as notional income.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 30.03.2016

Accident dated 10.12.1998 -- Deceased-lady was a household lady aged about 45 years – Services rendered by a housewife cannot be less valued than what a daily wager can earn -- Considering the relevant facts the income of the deceased is assessed as Rs.1500/- per month.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 14.03.2016

Deceased lady was non-working -- Her notional income was taken as that of a home maker as Rs.5000/-.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 04.11.2015

Accident of 1990 – Income of deceased as House-wife taken as Rs.3,000/- p.m.

(SC) Decided on: 03.02.2015

Deceased was a housewife and a home maker – It is hard to monetize the domestic work done by a house-mother -- Services of the mother/wife is available 24 hours and her duties are never fixed -- Courts have recognized the contribution made by the wife to the house is invaluable and that it cannot be computed in terms of money -- A house-wife/home-maker does not work by the clock and she is in constant attendance of the family throughout and such services rendered by the home maker has to be necessarily kept in view while calculating the loss of dependency -- Taking deceased as the home maker, it is reasonable to fix her income at Rs.3,000/- per month.

(SC) Decided on: 03.02.2015

Injury in motor vehicle accident – Compensation -- Shortening of leg by 1 inch -- Appellant owns 30 bighas of irrigated land in which he was doing agricultural work – Appellant notional income must be at least Rs.5,000/- per month i.e. Rs.60,000/- per annum.

(SC) Decided on: 11.09.2014

Injury to minor in motor vehicle accident – Compensation -- A child’s notional income cannot be ascertained as per the figure given for a non-earning individuals in the second schedule of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

(SC) Decided on: 11.09.2014