IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR -------------------------------------------------------- CIVIL MISC. APPEAL No. 664 of 1997 THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CMOPANY V/S SMT. TULSI BAI & ORS Mr. RK MEHTA, for the appellant / petitioner Mr. RAJESH PANWAR, for the respondent Date of Order : 13.7.2009 HON'BLE SHRI N P GUPTA,J. ORDER ----- Heard learned counsel for the parties. This appeal has been filed by the insurer, and a look at the grounds of appeal shows that the thrust of the appeal is to challenge the findings of negligence on their own merits so also the assessment of compensation. Admittedly, no permission under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act was obtained. In that view of the matter, since the appeal is not maintainable on these grounds by the insurer, the appeal is dismissed. Learned counsel for the claimant has filed cross- objection also, challenging the deduction on the ground of lump sum payment. In my view, the learned Tribunal has adopted a multiplier of 18, which in my view, in view of the recent trend of judgments of Hon'ble the Supreme Court is grossly excessive. In that view of the matter, even if the compensation were to be computed by applying the appropriate multiplier, without effecting deduction, still the compensation payable would have come to the same figure. In that view of the matter, I do not find any force in the cross-objection. Consequently, the appeal and cross-objections are both dismissed. ( N P GUPTA ),J. /tarun/