Ramzan Khan & Anr vs National Insurance Co Ltd

The Supreme Court held that the appropriate multiplier for calculating loss of dependency in a case where the deceased was a bachelor and the claimants were parents should be based on the age of the mother, not the father, establishing that the multiplier should be 13 instead of 10. The Court increased the total compensation from Rs.80,000 to Rs.1,11,400, including additional amounts for loss of estate and funeral expenses. The Court also ruled that the claimants are entitled to interest from the date of the claim petition until the date of payment, rejecting the High Court's limitation of interest to five years due to litigation delays.