award
just and reasonable compensation on the basis of the multiplier
method. The Supreme Court referred to the report in Gobald
Motor Service ... Thomas (Mrs.), the Supreme Court observed as under:-
"13. The multiplier method involves the ascertainment
of the loss of dependency or the multiplicand having
death of a non-earning boy of 13 years applied
the Multiplier method and assessed the compensation at Rs.2,25,000/-. In that
connection ... after comparing
the multipliers chosen by Judges from their experience found a close
proximity between the said multiplier method and those arrived at from
Accidents Act, 1885 which has to be computed according to the
multiplier method. Reference may be made to Gobald Motor Service Ltd. v.
Veluswami ... deceased is multiplied by the multiplier according to
the age of the deceased or claimant whichever is higher. A table of
multiplier is given
Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the multiplier method is logically sound and well-settled and accepted method and disapproved the decisions which ... method is the appropriate method, a departure from which can only be justified in rare and extraordinary circumstances and very exceptional cases.
17. The multiplier
National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs Kumud Khosia And Ors. on 22 August, 1994
Equivalent citations
award just and reasonable
compensation on the basis of the multiplier method. The
Supreme Court referred to the report in Gobald Motor
Service ... Thomas (Mrs.), the Supreme Court observed as under:-
"13. The multiplier method involves the ascertainment of
the loss of dependency or the multiplicand having
operative multipliers. Some follow
the multiplier with reference to Susamma
Thomas (set out in column 2 of the table
above); some follow the multiplier with ... multiplier mentioned in Davies case (supra)
and the second in Nance Vs. British Columbia
Electric Supply Co., Ltd., 1951 appeal Cases
601.
The multiplier method
income and the age of the victim by applying the multiplier
method and the facts that the said vehicle has been transferred and from ... derived is no ground for refusing the
compensation by applying the multiplier method. In support of such contention,
Mr Roy relied upon the decision
then by following the now well-known and recognized multiplier method, worked out the dependency of respondent ... reduced to 12. He further pointed out that the multiplier method takes into account all other facts, like chances of future promotion as also
approving the multiplier system of multiplying the annual loss of dependency by the years of purchase which is otherwise named as multiplier ... either be multiplied by the years for which the loss would continue or may be multiplied by a suitable multiplier or an amount
