The judgment provides standardized guidelines for deductions towards personal and living expenses of the deceased when determining the multiplicand (net income for loss of dependency) in motor accident death claims under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Key Rules on Deductions:

• For married deceased:
• Deduct 1/3 (33%) if 2-3 dependent family members.
• Deduct 1/4 (25%) if 4-6 dependent family members.

• Deduct 1/5 (20%) if more than 6 dependent family members. (!) (!) (!)

• For bachelor deceased (typically parents as claimants):

• Normally deduct 50%, assuming higher personal spending and limited dependency (usually only mother as dependant, excluding father, siblings unless evidence shows otherwise).

• Exception: If large dependent family (e.g., widowed mother + many non-earning siblings), restrict to 1/3. (!) (!) (!) (!)

• General principles:

• Tribunals/courts must ordinarily follow these standardized percentages from paras 30-32 of the referred framework (as approved here). (!) (!) (!) (!)
• Deduction reflects the portion of net earnings spent exclusively on the deceased (not family maintenance); it may vary based on case-specific evidence like number of dependants, but need not strictly match dependant count. (!) (!)
• "Income" for this purpose is actual/established income less tax, with future prospects added before deduction. (!) (!) (!)

These rules promote uniformity and consistency, applied after proving age, income, and dependants, alongside multiplier and future prospects. (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) (!) (!)