Rs.10,500/- per month, as claimed in the petition. Under such circumstances, the claimants are entitled to be awarded compensation on the basis of wages of deceased as was applicable to that of skilled worker, as he (deceased) was found to be engaged in doing the carpentry work and would thus be appropriate to consider his income, as a skilled worker as provided under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. 10. As the alleged accident occurred on 03.12.2012, it would, therefore, be appropriate to consider his monthly income to the tune of Rs.5,088/-, rounded off to Rs.5,100/-, yearly Rs.61,200/-, prevailing at relevant point of time for skilled worker as per the notification issued by the Prescribed Authority under the said Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Since the deceased was 60 years old, as evidenced by the Post-Mortem Report (Ex. P-11), therefore, while determining his actual income, an addition of 10% of it, i.e., Rs.6,120/-, towards future prospects of his income, is to be made in the light of the principles laid down by the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court in the matter of National Insurance Company Limited vs. Pranay Sethi (Supra). It would thus come to Rs.67,320/- (Rs.61,200/- + Rs.6,120/-) and by deducting 1/3rd of it, i.e., Rs.22,440/-, towards his personal and living expenses, as done by the Tribunal, the yearly dependency would come to Rs.44,880/- (Rs.67,320/- – Rs.22,440/-). By applying the multiplier of 9, looking to the age of the deceased in the light of principles laid down by the Supreme Court in the matter of Sarla Verma (Smt) and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another reported in (2009) 6 SCC 121, the total dependency would thus arrive at Rs.4,03,920/(Rs.44,880/- x 9).
