Thane MACT grants Rs 21.5 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in 2020 accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 215 lakh to the family of a 45yearold woman run over by a speeding tempo in 2020 reported news agency PTIThe tribunal presided over by K P Shrikhande held the tempo driver solely responsible for the fatal accident directing the vehicle owner and insurer to jointly and severally pay the compensation with a 9 per cent annual interest from December 9 2020 when the claim was filed till realisation reported PTIA copy of the order passed on March 30 was made available on SaturdayThe accident occurred on August 30 2020 on the KalyanBhiwandi road near Kongaon when a speeding tempo hit the victim Meera Kamlesh Singh from behind while she was standing near a road divider reported PTIThe victim succumbed to the grievous injuries sustained in the accidentThe tribunal held that the vehicle was being driven in a rash and negligent mannerQuoting a Supreme Court ruling the tribunal noted It is settled in law that once a chargesheet has been filed and the driver has been held negligent no further evidence is required to establish negligenceThe tribunal dismissed the insurers contention regarding breach of policy conditionsTreating the deceased as a homemaker the tribunal fixed a notional income of Rs 7000 per month and calculated total compensation at Rs 215 lakhThane MACT awards Rs 4413 lakh compensation to kin of man crushed to death by craneMeanwhile the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has granted a compensation of Rs 4413 lakh to the family of a 46yearold man who died after a JCB crane crashed into a motorcycle in 2020 reported PTITribunal member R V Mohite directed the crane owner and the insurer New India Assurance Co Ltd to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent interest per annum from the date of the petition reported PTIA copy of the order passed on March 24 was made available on FridayThe accident occurred on February 5 2020 when the victim Prabhakar Bajrangi Sharma was riding pillion on a motorcycle and a speeding JCB crane first dashed into a pedestrian and then hit the twowheeler and ran over him reported PTISharma who was employed as an assistant manager in an automobile firm sustained serious injuries and died during treatment at a hospital in Navi MumbaiThe vehicle owner and the insurance company contended before the tribunal that the motorcyclist had been negligent However it rejected these claims citing a lack of evidenceThe evidence on record shows that the operator of the offending vehicle crane was driving it in a rash and negligent manner the tribunal stated observing that there was nothing on record to show any contributory act on the part of the deceased reported PTIThe insurance company sought to avoid liability by claiming the crane operator did not have a valid licence for the vehicle The tribunal dismissed this technicality noting that the unladen weight of the JCB was 7460 kg falling under the Light Motor Vehicle LMV categoryThe tribunal awarded Rs 4413 lakh compensation to the deceased mans wife and three sonsWith inputs from PTI