Kin of road mishap victim gets Rs 13.32 lakh compensation

MACT Presiding Officer Arun Bhardwaj ordered United India Insurance Co Ltd, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay the sum.

"Total compensation payable to the petitioners would be Rs 13,32,672... Insurance company has not proved any defence. Therefore, compensation is to be paid by insurance company within 30 days," the tribunal said.

The tribunal awarded the compensation on a petition filed by the wife, children and parents of the late Pandian Raj Kumar, an electronic shop owner.

Kumar's kin had told the tribunal that on March 1, 2010, a rashly driven Jeep had hit the victim's car on a road near Kothari in Uttarakhand.

They had said that as a result of the accident the victim had died while several other fellow passengers in the car were seriously injured.

The court awarded the compensation by relying on an eye-witness' testimony, which remained unquestioned as the driver and the owner of the vehicle had not appeared before the court.