The claim-petition was filed by the claimant seeking compensation on account of permanent disability suffered by her in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on 16.06.2011. As per the permanent disability certificate (Ex.29), the claimant had suffered permanent physical disability to the extent of 85.56%. The learned Tribunal after taking into account the educational background of the claimant has assessed her income as Rs.4030/per month on the basis of minimum wages fixed by the State at the relevant time for a skilled labourer. It is not borne out from the record that the claimant was having a brilliant academic career. Though, she had passed M.A. but upto this degree she had secured only 2nd division. Therefore, the facts of the present case do not bear any similarity to the facts of the case of V.Mekala (supra). Thus, the Tribunal has rightly assessed the income of the claimant as Rs.4030/month. Keeping in view the fact that the claimant had suffered 85.56% permanent disability, therefore, in the. light of the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court in National Insurance Company Limited Vs. Pranay Sethi & Ors., reported in AIR 2017 SC 5157, an addition of 40% of the aforesaid income is to be added tow.ards future prospects of the claimant. Thus, the monthly income of the claimant comes to Rs.56421-(4030+1612). Keeping in v.iew the age of the claimant i.e. 30 years at the time of accident, multiplier of 17 would be applied to work out the compensation. In this way, the amount of compensation comes to Rs.9,84,768/(56421217~85.56/100). The claimant has rightly been granted Rs.2,07,955/towards medical expenses, Rs. 11,500/towards hospitalisation charges, Rs.10,000/towards conveyance charges, Rs. 10,000/towards
