Smt Dhaneshwari & Anr. vs Tejeshwar Singh & Ors. on 19 March, 2012
16. The petitioner, PW-1, deposed that her son was doing private service
and was earning Rs. 5000/- per month but there is no material on record with
regard to the income or employment of the deceased. The deceased was about 16
years of age at the time of accident. In the absence of any material on record,
the minimum wages at the time of accident for a unskilled person as prevailing in
NCT of Delhi, can be taken into consideration for calculating the
compensation. The minimum wages, at the time of accident, for a unskilled
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workman were Rs. 3950/- (approx.) per month. No further amount can be added to
the said amount towards inflation as held in the judgment "Dhaneshwari & Anr vs
Tejeshwar Singh & ors." MAC App 997/2011, passed by Hon'ble High Court of
Delhi.