motor vehicles act, 1988, Section 166, 168 – Loss of dependency – Working in Doha – Looking at high cost of living at Doha, well as the fact that the deceased was having his wife, two minor children and aged father as dependants and as there is no other earning member in the family of the deceased – Deduction of 40% of the salary for the personal expenses would be appropriate instead of deduction of 2/3 rd taken by the High Court – Taking into consideration such factors including the factor of uncertainties in the job in that Country as well as uncertainty in staying back in the said country for a longer period and in the absence of any material to show as to for how many years the deceased was having contract to serve, the claimants are entitled to a total compensation of Rs. 28,00,000/ with interest at the rate of 8% per annum.
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