12. As regards the consortium to be paid, each claimant is
entitled to Rs.44,000/- towards consortium as decided by the
Hon'ble Apex court in case of Pranay Sethi (4 Supra). With regard
to the funeral expenses and loss of estate, the claimants are
entitled for Rs.33,000/-.
As per the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme
Court in Smt.Sarla Varma v Delhi Transport Corporation 5, 50%
of the income has to be deducted towards personal expenses as
the deceased was a bachelor. Therefore, the annual contribution of
the deceased to the claimants comes to Rs.84,000/- (Rs.7000X12).
The relevant multiplier for the age of the deceased is '17'. Hence,
the compensation under the head of loss of dependency comes to
Rs.14,28,000/-/- (Rs.84,000/-X 17).