The Supreme Court will have four special benches to conduct proceedings in issues relating to criminal matters, direct and indirect tax matters, land acquisition matters and motor accidents claims tribunal (MACT).
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Overall 273 Lok Adalat Benches were constituted in Delhi in which 1,05,079 cases were settled and the settlement amount was Rs. 160.46 crore in Lok Adalat held on Saturday.
Thane Sep 26 PTI A couple here in Maharashtra who lost their 21-year-old son in a road accident in 2018 have decided to use the compensation amount of Rs 2730 lakh to provide education and other facilities to the poor and needy tribal children The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT on Friday heard their application seeking a claim of Rs 50 lakh for their sons death on June 30 2018 Their son died in Bhandup area of the Eastern Express Highway in neighbouring Mumbai when the car in which he was travelling hit a road-divider and jumped on to the other lane where it collided head-on with a container truck coming from the opposite direction Following the intervention of MACT member and District Judge R N Rokade the mans parents both retired from their jobs settled for an amount of Rs 2730 lakh with the cars insurer towards compensation Advocate Pradeep Tillu who represented the couple before the MACT said they have created a trust in the memory of their son and decided to use to claim amount to help the poor and needy children in their education and sports activities The couple said No doubt we are sad that we lost our son but at the same time we want to give back to the society and have set up a trust to help the poor and needy children The couple had earlier donated their sons eyes on the day of his death Meanwhile MACT member Rokade settled 180 accident claims during a Lok Adalat held here on Saturday PTI COR GK GK
Thane Sep 23 PTI The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane has awarded a compensation of over Rs 87 lakh to the family of a 36-year-old businessman who was killed in a road accident in 2016 In an order issued on September 14 copy of which was made available on Thursday additional sessions judge and MACT member M M Walimohammed directed the owner of the offending truck and the insurance company to jointly and severally pay the compensation to the deceased mans family along with an interest of 7 per cent per annum from the date the claim was filed If the opponents failed to pay the compensation within two months the interest amount will be hiked to 8 per cent per annum the order stated The claimants including the deceased Jivraj Singh wife three children and parents hail from Churu in Rajasthan The truck owner did not appear before the tribunal and the case was decided ex-parte against him while the insurance company was represented and contested the claim on various grounds Appearing for the claimants advocate V K Singh informed the tribunal that the deceased had been in the cloth packaging business and also doubled up as a broker earning an annual income of around Rs 617 lakh On February 4 2016 the man was riding a motorcycle in Rajnoli village when a truck rammed into his two-wheeler and killed him Singh said In his order the judge noted that the registration of the crime at Kongaon police station against the truck driver proved the involvement of the offending vehicle and negligent driving on the part of driver The MACT ordered that a compensation of Rs 8729 lakh be awarded to the victims kin including Rs 40000 towards loss of consortium and Rs 15000 each towards loss of estate and funeral expenses The judge also ordered that upon realisation of the amount Rs 6 lakh each must be invested in fixed deposits in the name of his children till they attain majority and Rs 9 lakh each be paid to the parents of the deceased while Rs 5 lakhs be kept in a fixed deposit his widows name for three years 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