contended by the appellants before the Tribunal that Sri.John Varkey was a contractor by profession was earning a monthly income of Rs.10,000/- at the time of the accident. The Tribunal had however notionally fixed the monthly income at Rs.6,000/-. Ext.A13 produced by the claimants reveals that the total income of the deceased for the assessment year 2000-2001 was Rs.50,220/-. Ext.A14 S aral Form produced by the claimants reveals that the total income of the deceased for the financial year 2004-2005 was Rs.1,25,4 70 /- and that he had paid Rs.25,855/- towards income tax. The accident had occurred on 01.06.2005 ie., subsequent to the filing of Ext.A14 which is dated 18.05.2005. The counsel for the appellants submit that the notional average monthly income of Rs.6,000/- arrived at by the Tribunal is grossly inadequate and that the Tribunal erred in brushing aside Ext.A14 which had revealed that the total income of the deceased at the time of the accident as Rs.1,25,470/-. The learned counsel relies on the dictum laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Kavita Aggarwal v. Sarabajit Singh (2023 KHC 7232), wherein it has been held that in a normal
