5. As a result of an accident caused by a vehicle insured with the second respondent Insurance Company, the claimant has sustained severe spinal cord injury resulting in quadriparesis besides multiple injuries all over his body and due to the spinal cord injury, he has lost the use of his hands and legs. The nature of injuries sustained by the claimant has not been disputed by the Insurance Company before the Tribunal. Sufficient documentary evidence has been produced by the claimant to prove his injuries before the Tribunal. The medical board which examined the claimant has assessed his whole body disability at 20% which has been accepted by the Tribunal under the impugned award. The Tribunal has adopted the multiplier method after giving due consideration to the nature of injuries sustained by the claimant and his long period of hospitalisation as seen from the discharge summaries filed by the claimant before the Tribunal which has also not been disputed by the Insurance Company. As seen from the evidence available on record, the claimant has also taken continuous treatment eversince the date of the accident which resulted in the injuries sustained by him. The Tribunal has also adopted the correct multiplier of 5, since the claimant was aged 66 years at the time of the accident. This court does not find any infirmity in the findings of the Tribunal. Only after giving due consideration to the aforementioned factors, the Tribunal has adopted the multiplier method and has awarded the compensation towards loss of earning capacity to the claimant at Rs.1,80,000/- (15,000 x 12 x 5 x 20%).
