Supreme Court of India
M. Mansoor & Anr. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that where the deceased was married the deduction towards personal and living expenses of the deceased, should be one-third (1/3rd) where the number of dependent family members is 2 to 3, one-fourth (1/4th) where the number of dependent family members is 4 to 6 and one-fifth (1/5th) where the number of dependent family members exceeds six.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Fatal accident - Claim for compensation - By parents of deceased - Tribunal granted compensation by deducting 113 towards personal and living expenses of the deceased and by applying multiplier of 17 - High Court reduced the compensation amount by using multiplier of 12 - Held: In view of the facts that the deceased was bachelor and the claimants were his parents, deduction towards personal and living expenses should have been 50% and not 113rd - In view of the age of the deceased at the time of death i.e. 24 years, multiplier of 18 ought to have been
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