So far as minors are concerned, they are non earning members and there is no occasion for them to spend money towards the personal expenses and there cannot be any deduction towards their personal expenses. In Lata Wadhwa case (cited supra) and Kishan Gopal case (cited supra). The Hon'ble Supreme Court after fixing the notional monthly income of the minor applied the multiplier and taken the entire amount as the loss of dependency and no deduction was made for their personal expenses. In the above circumstances, this Court is of the view that there cannot be any deduction towards personal expenses from the notional income of deceased minors.{Para 18}
IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
C.M.A. No. 1625 of 2020 and C.M.P. No. 11960 of 2020
Decided On: 10.11.2020
Reliance General Insurance Company Limited Vs. H. Mallika Bee and Ors.
Hon'ble Judges/Coram:
V. Bharathidasan, J.
Citation: MANU/TN/6628/2020.
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