M. JAGANNADHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) FOUR points arise for consideration. (1) What are the principles of law applicable for computing the damages in favour of the parents of deceased children and should a Multiplier relevant to the age of the child be selected or relevant to the age of the parents be selected ? (2) Should there be or can there be separate multiplier tables for fatal Accident cases and for Injury cases ? (Examples worked out) (3) Whether the dependency would have ceased on the date by which the child, if alive, would have reached the age of marriage ? (4) Whether the Full Bench in Narsavva s case rejected use of multipliers Tables ?

( 2 ) PARENTS, claims can be divided into five broad categories, as arisingout of the death of (a) Married children, (b) Unmarried adult children above 18 years; (c) Grown-up children over 10 years and below 18 years; (d) Children between 5 to 10 years; and (e) Children below 5 years. I shall consider the English as well as Indian cases and the relevant mathematical principles.

( 3 ) THE respondent s son aged 10 years who was in the 2nd class at school, died in the accident that occurred on24-7-1978 at Guttupalli village on the Cuddapah-Chittoor r

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