The Supreme Court has held that an extra 40% should be added to the income of fatal road accident victims, aged below 40 and self-employed, while calculating compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said the additional amount should be included in the income of the dead person as \u201cfuture prospects\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The judgment is significant as it recognises self-employment as gainful employment and calls for an increase in the compensation amount accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chief Justice Ramana referred to a Constitution Bench decision in National Insurance vs Pranay Sethi, which had \u201cclearly held that in case the deceased is self-employed and below the age of 40, 40% addition would be made to their income as future prospects\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The High Court had earlier held the victim ineligible for future prospects because she was self-employed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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