What are basic principles for ascertaining notional income of housewife in case of motor accident?

[Educator]

The first deceased was a housewife aged about 30 years. In Lata Wadhwa v. State of Bihar, MANU/SC/0456/2001 : (2001) 8 SCC 197, this Court had observed that considering the multifarious services rendered by housewives, even on a modest estimation, the income of a housewife between the age group of 34 to 59 years who were active in life should be assessed at Rs. 36,000 per annum. A