Sri Shiva Chand Prasad Agarwal @ Shiva ... vs The New India Assurance Company Limited ... on 3 November, 2022
In view of the settled principle of law in the case of Kurvan Ansari @
Kurvan Ali and Anr. vs. Shyam Kishore Murmu and Anr. (supra), this
court has no hesitation in holding that the appropriate notional income
should be Rs.25,000/- per annum and in view of principle of law settled
in the case of Kurvan Ansari @ Kurvan Ali and Anr. vs. Shyam Kishore
Murmu and Anr. (supra) and also in the case of National Insurance Co.
Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi and Others (supra), the multiplier should be 15
and further the claimant is entitled to filial consortium of Rs. 80,000/-
and funeral expenses of Rs. 15,000/- that makes the total amount of
compensation of Rs. 4,70,000/- less Rs. 50,000/- already paid to the
claimant. The sole point of determination is answered accordingly.