Thane MACT awards Rs 19.24L compensation to parents of man killed in accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 1924 lakh to the family of a 22yearold man killed in a motorcycle accident in 2018 reported news agency PTIThane MACT member S N Shah passed the order on April 4 and a copy of the same was made available on SaturdayThe deceased mans parents filed the petition under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988Advocate S T Kadam representing the petitioners said the accident occurred on the night of November 23 2018 when the victim Rahul Jadhav was riding his motorcycle on the MumbraPanvel Road and a speeding twowheeler coming from the wrong side collided with the vehicle reported PTIRahul sustained severe head injuries and was immediately admitted to a hospital in Nerul where he succumbed to his injuriesAn FIR was registered under section 304A culpable homicide not amounting to murder and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Motor Vehicles Act against the rider of the offending vehicleThe case proceeded ex parte against the respondent Motiram Shalik Kadu the registered owner of the offending motorcycle due to nonsubmission of a written statement despite due notice reported PTIThe petitioners relied on the FIR eyewitness statements spot panchnama inquest panchnama and the provisional cause of death certificate to establish the accident and the negligence of the respondents vehicle reported PTIThe Thane MACT ordered the opponent to deposit the compensation amount with it within a monthAs per the order the petitioners will receive Rs 462 lakh each and Rs 5 lakh each will be kept in fixed deposits in nationalized banks for five years in their namesTribunal awards Rs 74 lakh compensation to woman injured in 2019 Eway accidentThe Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded compensation of Rs 74 lakh to a woman who was injured in an accident on the PuneMumbai Expressway in 2019 reported PTIThe copy of the order passed by MACT Member S N Shah on April 3 was made available on Friday reported PTIIn her claim petition in MACT Sushma Ashok Bagal said the accident occurred on October 31 2019 on the Expressway when she was travelling with her family in a car from Pune to Thane reported PTIA Shivneri bus operated by the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC crashed into the car causing a threecar pileup and leaving Bagal injured the petition said The notional income of Bagal then 42 was estimated at Rs 8000 per monthThe tribunal held the bus driver liable for rash and negligent driving It rejected MSRTCs contention that the accident was due to the negligence of multiple drivers including the one operating Bagals car and an unidentified vehicle allegedly taking a Uturn reported PTIThe Tribunal awarded Rs 74 lakh compensation including loss of future income and medical expenses to Bagal It ordered MSRTC to pay the amount with 8 per cent per annum from the date of filing the petition October 2020With inputs from PTIatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params