1999 Supreme(SC) 479

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
SUJATA V. MANOHAR AND R.P. SETHI, JJ.
Kaderkunju and another, Appellants
VERSUS
Maheswaran Pada Nair and others, Respondents.
Civil Appeal No. 2291 of 1999 (arising out of SLP (C) No. 4261 of 1998), D/- 12-4-1999.

The court's decision was influenced by the application of a more reasonable multiplier of sixteen for calculating the compensation in a motor accident case involving the death of a young student.

Headnote:

Compensation - Motor Accident Claims Tribunal - Multiplier of Compensation

Fact of the Case:

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal calculated the compensation using a multiplier of ten. The son of the appellants, a Mechanical Engineering student, died in an accident at the age of 17, and the parents were aged 47 and 45 years.

Finding of the Court:

The court found that applying a multiplier of sixteen would be more reasonable given the circumstances. It directed a total compensation of Rs. 2,22,000/- to be paid to the appellants with interest @ 12% p.a. from the date of the petition till payment.

Issues: Calculation of compensation using the multiplier, reasonable compensation for the death of a young student in a motor accident.

Ratio Decidendi: The court considered the age of the deceased and the parents in determining the appropriate multiplier for calculating the compensation.

Final Decision: The Civil appeal was disposed of accordingly, and the total compensation of Rs. 2,22,000/- was directed to be paid to the appellants with interest.