Despite the lack of income proof, the tribunal determined that even an unskilled labour can earn Rs.lOQ/- per day, and monthly income comes to Rs.3,000/-. In the case of R.K.Malik V. Kiran PaB, the Apex Court has held at paragraph 32 that denying compensatipn toward? future prospects seem$ unjustified. Accordingly, the Apex Court awarded compensation for future prospects in a claim under section 163-A pf the MV Act, 1988. Fpllpwing the same, the annual earnings pf the deceased, including a future prospectus, can be assessed at Rs.40,000/- per annum. After the deduction of one-third pf the yearly inppme pf the deceased tpwards personal income, it cpmes to Rs.26,667/- and the said income, which the deceased would have contributed himself as he would alive. The tribunal further observed that the deceased's age was 17 years and the corresponding multiplier was '18'. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent/appellant has contended that as per the 11 schedule of Section 163-A of the Act, the multiplier for persons above the age group IS but not exceeding 20 years is ’IS'. Thus the total loss pf dependency would come to Rs.26,667/- x 16 = Rs.4,26,672/-, but the tribunpl ha§ awarded R?.4,32,000/under the head of loss of dependency.
