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M J Antony: Karma in compensation
Evaluating human life in economic terms has always baffled judges who are called on to decide the amount of compensation for death or injury. Some kind-hearted ones grant liberal amounts, while the strict constructionists write gripping their pens tightly. This was evident in some recent Supreme Court judgements. It almost looked like a gamble for litigants. The most glaring example was the Upahaar