Income of deceased – Determination of – No proof that the deceased was working in a private firm as Accountant with monthly salary of Rs.4500/- -- Witness appeared from some firm and stated that the deceased was working with them and brought the salary certificate which was produced as Ex.P1 -- However, no record of the firm was produced to show that the deceased was appointed by the firm and was being paid salary regularly -- Merely preparing a document as salary certificate and producing it would not be sufficient proof of salary -- Tribunal rightly discarded the evidence and held that deceased was a labourer and took his income according to the wages prevalent at that time.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 15.01.2015