the guidelines available under second schedule to Motor Vehicles Act has to be taken into consideration for deciding the said issue and therefore, it was held that 1/3rd must be the deduction to be made towards the probable personal expenses. We do not find any reason to disagree with the said view taken by the Division Bench. In the said circumstances, the amount of compensation granted by the Tribunal under the head loss of dependency' has to be re-assessed taking note of the modification made by us in respect of the aforementioned. We have taken 3,000/- as the monthly income and found that 50%₹ addition has to be made reckoning the future prospects, to the said income and then 1/3<sup>rd</sup> has to be deducted towards the probable personal expenses. Upon such addition and deduction the appellants would be entitled to get an amount of 5,40,000/- under the head₹ loss of dependency'. The Tribunal granted an amount of 2,40,000/-₹ under the aforesaid head. In the said circumstances, we award an amount of 3,00,000/- additionally under the said head. Towards the₹ funeral expenses in the light of the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Apex Court in Rajesh's case (supra), in the absence of any evidence of higher expenses a minimum of 25,000/- has to be granted towards₹ funeral expenses. The appellants did not bring out any circumstance warranting payment of an amount in excess of 25,000/-. In the said₹
