Court awards Rs 18L compensation to accident victim's kin

Family members of a 21-year-old youth, who died in a road accident caused by a speeding school bus two years ago, have been awarded a compensation of Rs 18 lakh by a motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) here.
MACT Presiding Officer Raj Paul Singh Teji directed the New India Assurance Company Limited, insurer of the offending school bus, to pay a compensation of Rs 18,15,588 to victim Vinay's parents.
The tribunal, while deciding the claim raised by the victim's parents, relied upon the chargesheet and FIR of the case, the post-mortem report and statement of the eyewitness.
"After going through all the documents..., it is clear that respondent number 1 (driver) was driving the offending vehicle i.E. Bus in rash and negligent manner and caused fatal injuries to the deceased (Vinay)," the judge said.

According to the petition, victim Vinay was riding a motorbike and one Suraj was the pillion rider. When they reached near Janak Puri in West Delhi, they were hit by the rashly-driven and speeding school bus on July 7, 2014.
Both were taken to a hospital where Vinay succumbed to injuries and injured Suraj was given first aid.
While the driver did not respond to court notice, the transporter denied the rash and negligent aspect in the petition.
The tribunal also observed that the insurance company was not suggestive of anything that may discard the claim of the petitioners regarding rash and negligent driving of the bus driver.