Sarla Verma & Ors vs Delhi Transport Corp.& Anr on 15 April, 2009
27. The claimant has stated that she is aged 40
years as on date of occurrence of accident, but no
document has been produced to prove the said fact. In
the absence of any material proof with regard to age of
the claimant, Ex.P4 - Would certificate will have to be
taken for consideration which depicts her age to be as 50
years as on the date of accident. As per the judgment of
the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Sarla Verma
(Smt) and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation
and another, reported in (2009) 6 Supreme Court
Cases 121, the appropriate multiplier applicable in the
case on hand would be '13' and hence the multiplier is
taken as '13'.