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Puttamma & Ors. v. K. L. Narayana Reddy & Anr.

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Reported as [2013] 16 S.C.R. 831
Bench G.S. Singhvi and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya JJ.
Decided 9 December 2013

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Accidenr claim - Award of compensation - Use of multiplier method - Selection of mu/tip-lier based on age group of the deceased/victim - Split multiplier method - Applicability of - Held: The 1988 Act does no(envisage application of split multiplier - In absence . of any specific reason and evidence on record, Tribunal or Court should not apply split multiplier in routine course and should apply multiplier as per decision of Supreme Court in the case of Sar/a Verma as affirmed in the case of Reshma Kumari. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988- ss.163A and 166-

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