The Supreme Court held that the addition for future prospects cannot be refused merely because the victim's income was notional rather than proved. Applying the Pranay Sethi percentages to a homemaker's notional income, the Court underscored the economic value of domestic work.
The Supreme Court used a fatal bus-accident claim to bring order to motor-accident compensation, fixing an age-based multiplier table and standard slabs for deducting the deceased's personal and living expenses. The framework became the bedrock of MACT computation, later affirmed by the Constitution Bench in Pranay Sethi.