Thane MACT awards Rs 36.9 lakh to family of man killed in bike accident

The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 369 lakh to the family of a 52yearold man killed in a motorcycle accident in 2017 reported news agency PTIThane MACT member K P Shrikhande ordered the owner of the errant vehicle to jointly and severally pay the compensation with 9 per cent per annum interest from the date of filing the petition reported PTIA copy of the order passed on November 25 was made available on SaturdayAdvocate UR Vishwakarma appearing for the petitioners told the tribunal that the fatal accident occurred on January 29 2017 in Padgha where the victim Janardan Kene was riding his motorcycle and another twowheeler approaching from the opposite direction dashed into him reported PTIKene sustained fatal injuries and died the same day while undergoing treatment at a hospitalA case was registered against the rider of the offending vehicle under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act for rash and negligent driving The respondent the owner of the errant vehicle failed to appear and the petition proceeded ex parteThe Thane MACT calculated the compensation based on the deceaseds net monthly salary of Rs 31392 after tax deductions The total loss of dependency was Rs 3418 lakh leading to a final total compensation of Rs 3695 lakh to the victims wife and four children reported PTITribunal awards Rs 16 lakh compensation to motorcycle rider injured after being hit by carMeanwhile the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 1648 lakh to a motorcycle rider who suffered grievous injuries after being hit by a car in Mumbai in 2018 reported PTIThe verdict was passed by the tribunal presided over by its member Rupali V Mohite on November 24 reported PTIThe petition was filed by the injured person Sarfaraz Abutalib Shaikh who suffered a permanent partial disability reported PTIThe accident occurred in the afternoon of May 5 2018 on the Parel Bridge in MumbaiShaikh a DJ operatorevent manager who was then 38 was riding a motorcycle when a car driven rashly and negligently came from the opposite direction jumped the road divider and collided headon with his motorcycle reported PTIThe impact was so severe that the pillion rider fell off the bridge while Shaikh sustained grievous injuries including multiple fracturesThe car occupants identified as driver Vinayak Lotan Patil Navi Mumbai and Dinesh Ashok Gurnani Mumbai failed to file a written statement resulting in the case proceeding ex parte against them reported PTIThe tribunal said As per the evidence on record the offending car came towards the wrong side of the road by crossing the divider and gave a dash to the motorcycle of the claimant The pillion rider on motorcycle fell down from the bridge This shows the rashness and negligence of the car driverThe tribunal directed the car occupants to pay Rs 1648960 along with interest calculated at 9 per cent per annum from the date of the petition until the amount is depositedWith inputs from PTI