Sarla Verma & Ors vs Delhi Transport Corp.& Anr on 15 April, 2009
In light of the judgment of the
Supreme Court in Sarla Verma (Smt) & Ors. vs. Delhi Transport
Corporation & Anr., (2009) 6 SCC 121, and United India Insurance Co.
Ltd. vs. Satinder Kaur alias Satwinder Kaur & Ors., (2021) 11 SCC 780 ,
out of the above amount so assessed, 1/3rd amount has to be deducted
on account of personal and living expenses as the number of dependent
family members is 2 to 3. So, in this matter, monthly loss of dependency
would come out to be Rs. 22,734.66 (rounded off to Rs. 22,735/-) (2/3rd
of Rs. 34,102/-). This needs to be multiplied by 11 to workout
multiplicand/annual loss of dependency. Hence, multiplicand for this
matter would be Rs. 2,72,820/- ( Rs. 22,735 x 12).