JUDGMENT

Deepak Gupta J.

Leave granted.

2. These appeals filed by the claimants-appellants are directed against the judgment dated 21.12.2017 delivered by the High Court of Orissa at Cuttack whereby compensation of Rs. 40,90,000/- awarded by the IInd Addl. District Judge-cum-Vth Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Rourkela (hereinafter referred to as `the MACT') has been reduced to Rs. 36,00,000/-.

3. The MACT found that the revised basic pay of the deceased was Rs. 51,328/- and he was entitled to DA of Rs. 7,237/- at the time of his death i.e. he was getting a total salary of Rs. 58,565/-. However, the MACT, for the purposes of compensation, assessed the monthly income of deceased at Rs. 50,000/- per month and deducted 1/3 for his personal expenses leaving a datum figure of Rs. 33,333/- per month. Since the deceased was 52 years old, the MACT following the judgment of this Court in Sarla Verma v. DTC, (2009) 6 SCC 121, applied a multiplier of 11 and assessed compensation at Rs. 40,00,000/- for loss of income, Rs. 25,000/- was added for funeral expenses, Rs. 5,000/- for the loss of estate, Rs. 50,000/- towards loss of consortium and Rs. 10,000/- for loss of affection i.e. total compensati