(2) TN MAC 129 (SC) (cited supra), it is found that the deceased was earning a sum of Rs.50,000/- per annum by doing painting and handicraft works and in the circumstances, the monthly income of the deceased was fixed at Rs.5,000/-. In the instant case, the deceased was a house wife and definitely her service to the family should be taken into account. Since the accident took place in the year 2006, the monthly income of the deceased is fixed at Rs.4,500/-. As per the decision laid down in National Insurance Co. vs Pranay sethi and others reported in 2017 (2) TNMAC 601 (SC), 40% should be added towards future prospects of the deceased which would come to Rs.6,300/-. Since there are four persons depending on the income of deceased, 1/4 is deducted towards the personal expenses of the deceased and thus a sum of Rs.4,725/- is taken up for calculating loss of dependency. As the age of the deceased was 31 years on the date of the accident, the proper multiplier to be adopted in the instant case is 16 as per the decision rendered in Sarlavarma and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another reported in (2009) 6 SCC 121.
