RAJENDRA SINGH & Ors. v. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

#2. The notional income of the first deceased-housewife is therefore held to be Rs.5000/- per month at the time of death. The compensation on that basis with a deduction of 1/4th i.e. Rs.15,000/- towards personal expenses with a multiplier of 17 is assessed at Rs.7,65,000/-. If the deceased had survived, in view of observations in Lata Wadhwa, her skills as a matured and skilled housewife in contributing to the welfare and care of the family and in the upbringing of the children would have only been enhanced by time and for which reason we hold that the appellants shall be entitled to future prospects at the rate of 40% in addition to the loss of consortium and future expenses already granted. This Court therefore assesses the total compensation payable to the appellants in the first appeal at Rs.11,96,000/-. [Para 11] [584-F-H]

#3. The deduction on account of contributory negligence has already been held to be unsustainable. The determination of a just and proper compensation to the appellants with regard to the deceased child, in the entirety of the facts and circumstances of the case does not persuade this Court to enhance the same any further from Rs.2,95,000/- by granting any further compensation under the separate head of “future prospects”. [Para 15][586-F-G]