https://sclaw.in/2026/06/26/motor-vehicles-act-1988-section-168-notional-income-of-skilled-worker-carpenter-assessment-the-appellant-a-carpenter-aged-38-years-suffered-amputat/ 2026-06-26T14:22:14Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Section 168 — Notional income of skilled worker — Carpenter — Assessment — The appellant, a carpenter aged 38 years, suffered amputation of his right leg below the knee in a road accident in November 2004 — The Claims Tribunal assessed his monthly income at Rs. 3,000/- and the High Court enhanced it to Rs. 5,000/- relying on minimum wages. Held — A carpenter is a skilled artisan who works with precision and manual dexterity — His income cannot be equated with that of an unskilled worker — Where the appellant's unrefuted evidence showed earnings of Rs. 8,000/- to Rs. 10,000/- per month, and a skilled job always has the potentiality to fetch higher income, the High Court erred in restricting the figure to Rs. 5,000/- — Considering the date of accident, decisions in comparable cases and the fact of the appellant being a skilled worker, his notional monthly income is assessed at Rs. 9,000/- per month. 2026-06-26T14:22:14Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/26/criminal-procedure-code-1973-crpc-penal-code-1860-ipc-section-304-part-ii-culpable-homicide-not-amounting-to-murder-conviction-and-sentence-appe/ 2026-06-26T14:16:49Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC) — Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) — Section 304 Part II — Culpable Homicide not Amounting to Murder — Conviction and sentence — Appeal against — Abatement of appeal due to death of co-accused — Death of two appellants during pendency of appeal — Appeal survives only for the third appellant. 2026-06-26T14:16:49Z Blog