Ku. Hema And Ors. vs Surjeet Singh And Ors. on 21 April, 2004
3. Certainly as the claimant father was elder to the deceased multiplier for assessment of compensation had to be chosen on the basis of age of the father. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Raj Kumari ; Rukmani Bai v. Prahlad Singh ; and National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Chand Ratan . Certainly, the deceased had been a jeep driver by profession. It could not be held that there had been no monetary loss to the family. In it was not necessary to prove that the father was dependent on his son. Certainly, he could look forward to the earning of the son in his old age when he becomes disabled.