Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Company Ltd. v. Smt. Shanti Pathak and Ors.

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Bench Dr. Arjjit Pasa Yat, P.K. Balasubramanyan and D.K. Jain JJ.
Decided 10 July 2007

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Motor Vehicles Act, J988-Motor accident-Death-Compensation- Jn one case age of deceased was 25 years-Jn another case age of deceased 52 years-Tribunal awarding compensation-By applying multiplier of 17 in c case of 25 years old deceased-By applying multiplier of J 3 in case of 25 years old deceased-Propriety of application of multiplier-Held: In case of 25 years old deceased multiplier altered to 5 in view of the advance age of the claimants-In case of 52 years old deceased multiplier altered to 8 ~n ' view of age of deceased-Compensations altered accordingly. ., In a case of motor accident…

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