The Supreme Court has held that minimum wages cannot be determined solely on the basis of a person's educational qualification, without reference to the nature of work carried on. The Court was deciding a motor accident compensation case where the quantum of income was in dispute. The Tribunal and the Delhi High Court had computed his income for the purpose of awarding compensation by applying the minimum wages notified for workmen, i.e., Rs. Disagreeing with this approach, a Bench of Justices K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria observed that the minimum wages schedule cannot be applied on the basis of educational qualification alone. The ruling reaffirms that in assessing loss of income, courts must look beyond rigid classifications of minimum wages and factor in the realistic employment prospects of victims.