Thane MACT awards Rs 59.2 lakh to kin of man killed in road accident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 592 lakh to the family of a milk supplier killed in a road accident six years ago reported news agency PTIThe Thane MACT presided over by Member S N Shah also ordered the payment of Rs 105 lakh to the victims wife who suffered injuries in the accidentThe compensation inclusive of nofault liability is to be jointly and severally deposited by the owner and insurer of the offending vehicle said the Thane MACT in its order of May 21 copies of which were made available on Friday reported PTIThe milk supplier Namdev Narayan Kharik and his wife Kamalabai were travelling on a motorcycle on the NashikMumbai road on March 17 2019 when their twowheeler collided with a speeding car reported PTINamdev then 48 had a monthly income of Rs 50000 advocate S M Pawar who represented the victims family told the Thane MACT Namdevs family also submitted documents to show that he owned several buffaloes reported PTICar owner Sandeep Hanuman Shendge remained ex parte absent from the proceedings The insurer Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co Ltd was represented by advocate P T Sonar reported PTIAfter going through the submissions the MACT ordered that the victims family be paid Rs 592 lakh along with 8 per cent interest from the date of filing the petition until realisation It also awarded a compensation of Rs 105 lakh with 8 per cent to Kamalabai for her injuriesThane MACT awards Rs 16 lakh compensation to family of man killed in 2017 accidentIn another case The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Thane Maharashtra has awarded Rs 16 lakh in compensation to the family of a 42yearold man who died in a motorcycle accident in 2017MACT member S N Shah held the insurer Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd liable to pay the compensation first even though the driver of the offending vehicle did not possess a valid licence at the time of the accident reported news agency PTIThe insurer has been given the right to recover the compensation amount from the vehiclersquos ownerA copy of the order dated May 8 was made available on May 19The accident occurred on the night of June 16 2017 when the victim Tatu Ganpat Gaikar was riding his motorcycle and a fourwheeler driven rashly collided with his vehicle reported news agency PTIAccording to PTI Gaikar sustained severe injuries and was declared dead at a rural Hospital in ShahapurThe insurer Bajaj Allianz contended that the driver lacked a valid driving licence and that the vehicle was being plied for hire breaching policy conditions They also argued the deceased was negligentMACT member Shah in her judgment observed that the police documents including the FIR and chargesheet indicated the accident occurred due to the negligence of the offending vehicles driverThe tribunal ordered the insurer to deposit the compensation amount with 8 per cent annual interest from the date of filing the petition within one monthThe amount will be apportioned between the widow and son with significant portions to be kept in fixed deposits for five yearsWith inputs from PTI