Maha MACT awards over Rs 13 lakh compensation to family of man killed in road accident
Thane Sep 21 PTI The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 137 lakh to the family of a 36-year-old man who was killed in a road accident 10 years ago In an order issued on September 8 the copy of which was made available on Tuesday MACT member R N Rokade has directed the owner of the truck involved in the accident and the insurance company to pay the compensation to claimants along with an interest of 8 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the claim While the insurance firm United India Insurance Co Ltd was represented by a counsel truck owner Mohammad Siraj Mohammad Faiozuddin Sheikh of Hyderabad did not appear and the matter was decided ex-parte against him The claimants including the victims wife and two children submitted that Nitin Babulal Yadav was travelling in a car from Pune to Hyderabad in the early hours of December 13 2011 when a truck collided with the four-wheeler on a national highway in Osmanabad district The truck which was being driven in a rash and negligent manner dashed the car due to which the victim sustained grievous injuries and died while undergoing treatment at a civil hospital in Jalkot it was stated A case was subsequently registered against the truck driver at Naldurg police station The claimants informed the tribunal that the deceased who owned a dairy had been the sole breadwinner of the family and used to earn Rs 28960 per month On hearing both sides the MACT held that the claimants were entitled to a compensation The tribunal has directed the two opponents to jointly and severally pay a compensation of Rs 137 lakh including Rs 126 lakh towards loss of dependency Rs 40000 to the widow towards loss of consortium Rs 20000 to each of the children towards loss of parental consortium and Rs 15000 each for loss of estate and funeral expenses PTI COR ARU ARU
Thane Sep 21 PTI The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 137 lakh to the family of a 36-year-old man who was killed in a road accident 10 years ago In an order issued on September 8 the copy of which was made available on Tuesday MACT member R N Rokade has directed the owner of the truck involved in the accident and the insurance company to pay the compensation to claimants along with an interest of 8 per cent per annum from the date of filing of the claim While the insurance firm United India Insurance Co Ltd was represented by a counsel truck owner Mohammad Siraj Mohammad Faiozuddin Sheikh of Hyderabad did not appear and the matter was decided ex-parte against him The claimants including the victims wife and two children submitted that Nitin Babulal Yadav was travelling in a car from Pune to Hyderabad in the early hours of December 13 2011 when a truck collided with the four-wheeler on a national highway in Osmanabad district The truck which was being driven in a rash and negligent manner dashed the car due to which the victim sustained grievous injuries and died while undergoing treatment at a civil hospital in Jalkot it was stated A case was subsequently registered against the truck driver at Naldurg police station The claimants informed the tribunal that the deceased who owned a dairy had been the sole breadwinner of the family and used to earn Rs 28960 per month On hearing both sides the MACT held that the claimants were entitled to a compensation The tribunal has directed the two opponents to jointly and severally pay a compensation of Rs 137 lakh including Rs 126 lakh towards loss of dependency Rs 40000 to the widow towards loss of consortium Rs 20000 to each of the children towards loss of parental consortium and Rs 15000 each for loss of estate and funeral expenses PTI COR ARU ARU
