New India Assurance Co. Ltd. And Anr. vs Smt. Mohinder Kaur And Ors. on 27 September, 1993
4. Keeping in view the factors, viz., interest theory, age of the deceased, number of family members he was required to feed, longevity of the life, etc., we are of the considered view that the multiplier of 9 has been rightly applied by the learned Tribunal while computing compensation; particularly keeping in view of the fact that there is neither any cross-appeal nor is there any serious challenge to the multiplier though relied on New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Mohinder Kaur in order to apply the multiplier of 7. The deceased was 51 years old at the time of death and the multiplier of 16 was reduced to 7. There is no doubt that the multiplier adopted in the judgment cited was 7 but the same was adopted keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of that case, i.e., dependents, the age longevity and other relevant factors.