In Brief
A mother appealed for enhancement of compensation awarded for the death of her bachelor son in a motor vehicle accident. The tribunal had awarded Rs. 3,22,000 based on an assessed monthly income of Rs. 3,000 and a multiplier of 13. The Supreme Court upheld the tribunal's income assessment as reasonable given lack of documentary evidence, but corrected the multiplier application: it must be based on the deceased's age (20 years, multiplier 18), not the mother's age. Applying proper methodology with 50% deduction for personal expenses, future prospects, and conventional heads, the Court enhanced the compensation to Rs. 5,30,600 with 7.5% interest from the date of filing."
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