The Supreme Court of India, in a significant judgment, has held that the concept of a “split multiplier”—calculating motor accident compensation differently for pre-retirement and post-retirement periods—is “foreign to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988” and must not be used by Tribunals or Courts. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra set
Split Multiplier is ‘Foreign to Motor Vehicles Act’, Cannot Be Used for Compensation: Supreme Court
