Motor Vehicles Act,1988  - Section 166

Compensation - Dependency - Income of deceased - Minimum wages Act - Average earns Rs.9,000/- p.m. as per Minimum Wages Act i.e. Rs.1,08,000/- p.a. - On deduction of 20% towards income tax, the net income comes to Rs.86,400/- p.a. - Further, deducting 1/3rd towards personal expenses and applying the appropriate multiplier of 18 as the deceased was 25 years of age, the loss of dependency calculated at Rs.10,36,800/- instead of Rs.6,04,800/-.

Topic(s)-MACT - Compensation Enhanced