Supreme Court of India

Ramrao Lala Borse and Anr v. New India Assurance Company Ltd. and Anr

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Reported as [2018] 1 S.C.R. 190
Bench Dipak Misra, A. M. Khanwilkar and Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud JJ.
Decided 19 January 2018

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 – Fatal accident of a 29 years old bachelor – Claim for compensation by his par ents (agd 65 and 50 years) – T ribunal, on the basis of age of the deceased adopted multiplier of 17 and awarded compensation – High Cour t r educed the compensation amount, adopting multiplier of 7 on the basis of the age of claimants – Appeal by the claimants – Held: The cor rect multiplier to be applied in the pr esent case would be 17, having r egard to the age of the deceased – Compensation amount enhanced accor dingly. Appellants-claimants filed petition u/s. 166 of Motor

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