New India Assurance Co vs Narasimha Murthy on 8 July, 2008

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3. Sacondly; it is cantsnded that

imanfaz as apylying the multiplier f"i§ ",

cencarned, the Tribunal has adoptad the figs §f"'fi

the deceased fa: the puxpaae Qfwcmmgqtafiifin bf .'

campanaatien, uharaas it eught tdmH$vé\§§§p:§fiajVA

tha age cf the parent as fieéégfiafifiy w9fi;§flia5€
eniy during the lifa,t;me mi fihéggafiént, }The
Tribunal was tharefa§§ ;n a§fia%]ifiap:oceeaing
ts camyute am§§n5a§i§§i¥u§ Cfi§§ 'éfig of the
deceased. 1 XV 1 I A ' NJ

vé,': Tfi§ f¢§ufi£$i ;fer the raapandant

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tha a§h¢r.V héfl%£ } vehemently oyposes the

.~_ agfiggfitiané at tha agpaliant.

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thézégpéilant i5 cancernad, tha first greumd

2"»#iz,,"53% Gf the incame aught to have been
 §éfiuatad tawazds personal expendituaa of the

H decaased is not a hard and fast rule. The same

wauld depend upmn the age amfi habits of the

éeceaaefi. and the lacation, in which he was

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situate. In the instant case, 31:15:59 the

rfiezzaaami wag staying and wazking «i_'."n- ._"'--«zV:'i:-,::a.1

area, it carmat he said that he $52.53 

53% art" hia inaame on himsalfé.  .

ta: his aqua, it c;:<:m3.d 22$";  

cantributa the majmz' §_)_§L.TfiI af 1f'_J.iS 'Cj_r3ex:x:c23: in

rerstxvicting the  nfiespect of living

  ' that multiplier is
cance:V.9'n¥3_V£fi,. 1511;-2V7:_: " I3,iiTfiE1tif:tI1 urged by tha counsel

f§+$:.;~:__'th9 afi;5§:r@3_.__l§11t is to has accepted, as the

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 the life time cf the parent.

2  ' F~'.':-4:.s«:::3. z:'a3.1'.za:,g1~_«,er,, ths multiyliexr 13 is applied
 hfifiring regard to trim age of the yauznger of the

yarentaa fiance, the ccamgzmsation towards

lass rraf aegendancy is racazrrputsazi an that basis

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?. Accordingly, the appeal _is .aIlé§afl *
in part. The cqpenaaxian awaxdéd ia¢@ddifi$d f¢””‘

me hald that the zes;3ondent s§§.1l ba’ »ant;:j.’i;:;.mVVV’V

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