Sarla Verma & Ors vs Delhi Transport Corp.& Anr on 15 April, 2009
7. The claimants had proved before the tribunal that the deceased, after
retiring from Army service, was working for gain as an Assistant Manager
in a private security agency. Though they could not prove the exact
emoluments, which he was earning from the said private employment, the
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tribunal assumed it to the extent of ₹3,900/-, it being wages of a skilled
worker and added 50% towards future prospects. Having regard to the view
taken in Sarla Verma (Smt.) & Ors. v. Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.,
(2009) 6 SCC 121 and Reshma Kumari V. Madan Mohan (2013) 9 SCC 65,
this was not correct.