Arvind Bhikhala Parmar suffered injuries after a bus crashed into his two-wheeler in neighbouring Mumbai on February 24, 2021. His left leg was subsequently amputated due to the accident
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The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded Rs 58.26 lakh to a former accountant, whose leg had to be amputated after an accident four years ago, reported news agency PTI.
The Thane MACT, presided over by Member S N Shah, gave the order on May 23, a copy of which was made available on Saturday.
Arvind Bhikhala Parmar suffered injuries after a bus crashed into his two-wheeler in neighbouring Mumbai on February 24, 2021. His left leg was subsequently amputated due to the accident, reported PTI.
Advocate A R Yadav, who represented Parmar, told the tribunal that his client used to earn Rs 25,000 before the accident, which rendered him 80 per cent disabled. The matter reached the Thane MACT as the bus insurance had been bought through a Thane branch of a national insurer.
"Considering the nature of the injury and condition of the petitioner, his occupational disability is considered as 100 per cent," the tribunal said, awarding a compensation of Rs 58.26 lakh to Parmar, reported PTI.
MACT awards Rs 59.2 lakh to kin of man killed in road accident, Rs 10 lakh to his widow for injuries
In another case, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 59.2 lakh to the family of a milk supplier killed in a road accident six years ago, reported PTI.
The Thane MACT, presided over by Member S N Shah, also ordered the payment of Rs 10.5 lakh to the victim's wife, who suffered injuries in the accident.
The compensation, inclusive of no-fault liability, is to be jointly and severally deposited by the owner and insurer of the offending vehicle, said the MACT in its order of May 21, copies of which were made available on Friday.
The milk supplier, Namdev Narayan Kharik, and his wife Kamalabai were travelling on a motorcycle on the Nashik-Mumbai road on March 17, 2019, when their two-wheeler collided with a speeding car.
Namdev, then 48, had a monthly income of Rs 50,000, advocate S M Pawar, who represented the victim's family, told the Thane MACT. Namdev's family also submitted documents to show that he owned several buffaloes, reported PTI.
Car 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 PTI.
After going through the submissions, the Thane MACT ordered that the victim's family be paid Rs 59.2 lakh along with 8 per cent interest from the date of filing the petition until realisation. It also awarded a compensation of Rs 10.5 lakh (with 8 per cent) to Kamalabai for her injuries.
(With inputs from PTI)
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