monthly income as Rs.2,000/- for assessing the compensation which is grossly inadequate. It is a fact that the accident occurred in the year 2008. In Ramachandrappa v. Manager, Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. [(2011) 13 SCC 236], the Honourable Supreme Court was pleased to take the monthly income of an ordinary employee as Rs.4,500/- in respect of an accident that occurred in the year 2004. Therefore, considering the fact that the accident occurred in the year 2008, under no circumstances, the claim of Rs.6,000- as the monthly income can be treated as unreasonable. Therefore, I deem it appropriate to accept the monthly income as Rs.6,000/-. Since the deceased was aged 37 years at the time of the accident, an addition of 40% of the monthly income is to be made towards future prospects in the light of National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi [2017 (4) KLT 662 (SC)]. As he left behind three dependents 1/3 has to be deducted towards personal expenses. Thus, while reassessing the compensation with the above criteria, the amount to be awarded under the head of loss of dependency would come to Rs.10,08,000/- [(6,000+ 40%) x 12 x 15 x 2/3]. The amount already awarded by the Tribunal is Rs.3,60,000/- and thus, the additional compensation would come to Rs.6,48,000/-.
