Supreme Court of India
P. S. Somanathan and Ors. v. District Insurance Officer and Anr.
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 166 and 163A - Motor accident - Compensation claim - Quantum of compensation - Fixation of - Appropriate multiplier - In the present case, the original claim petition had been filed by the mother and brother of the deceased and the deceased was 33 years of age when he died in the accident - The deceased was looking after the entire family - Tribunal calculated compensation by considering a multiplier of 16 - High Court, however, held that the deceased's mother was the real legal representative and others could not claim to be the legal representatives of the
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