In Brief
In this motor accident compensation case, the deceased, a 54-year-old employee, was struck by a bus and died instantly. The Tribunal and High Court awarded compensation using a split multiplier approach: multiplier 3 until superannuation at age 58, then multiplier 8 thereafter. The appellants challenged this, arguing the multiplier should be based solely on the deceased's age at death, not remaining service years. The Court held that per Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi precedents, age—not years of service—determines the appropriate multiplier. For a 54-year-old, multiplier 11 applies. The Court set aside the split multiplier method and recalculated compensation as Rs. 24,33,064 with 9% interest from the date of claim.
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