In Brief
In this appeal, the Court addressed compensation claims arising from the death of a Senior Editor at Asian Age due to negligence of both drivers. The key issues involved calculating future prospects (40% of income for non-permanent employment), deducting personal expenses (25%), and whether internal family arrangements affect entitlement. The Court held that compensation must be awarded by law to all legal dependants regardless of family arrangements. While the claimants' appeals were partly allowed and the insurance company's appeal dismissed, the compensation remained as determined by the MACT, to be shared among family members in the same proportion.
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