Thane MACT awards Rs 46 lakh to family of man killed in 2017 road accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 4655 lakh to the family of a man who died in a road accident over eight years ago reported news agency PTIIn its order dated February 26 a copy of which was made available on Wednesday the tribunal directed the insurer to pay the amount first and recover it from the owner of the vehicle responsible for the fatal crash reported PTIPramod Namdev Naik 35 was travelling in a jeep when it collided with a Hyva truck being driven in a rash and negligent manner in Palghar district MACT matters from the district are heard in neighbouring Thane reported PTIPresiding tribunal member R V Mohite held that the truck driver did not even have a valid driving licence at the time of the accident The accident occurred due to absolute negligence on the part of the driver of Hyva vehicle the tribunal ruled reported PTIConsidering Naiks monthly income of Rs 20489 at the time the tribunal awarded a compensation of Rs 4655 lakh along with 9 per cent annual interest from the date of the petition till the amount is deposited reported PTIAs per the final order Naiks wife was awarded Rs 2055 lakh their minor son Rs 16 lakh and his parents Rs 5 lakh eachThane MACT awards Rs 2559 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in accidentIn another case the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane district has awarded a compensation of Rs 2559 lakh to the family of a 28yearold woman run over by a speeding tanker in 2016 reported PTIMACT member R V Mohite awarded the sum to the two minor children and the husband of the deceased who was employed as a househelp reported PTIA copy of the order February 25 was made available on MondayA speeding tanker ran over the victim Surekha Yogesh More while she was crossing the BhiwandiKalyan road in Kongaon on May 8 2016 reported PTIThe tribunal noted that the tanker driven in a rash and negligent manner dashed into the woman and ran her over killing her on the spotThe Kongaon police registered an offence under sections 279 and 304A of the IPC against the driverThe tribunal noted that the insurance policy was issued to the tanker owner after the accidentIt however directed the insurance company to satisfy the award and then recover the sum from the vehicle ownerThe claimants are entitled to a compensation of Rs 2559 lakh the tribunal stated adding that the amount must be paid with interest of 9 per cent per annum from the date of the petitionWith inputs from PTI