MACT awards Rs 11.39 L to man hit by 'gramin sewa'

A Delhi court has awarded a compensation of over Rs 11 lakh to a bicycle rider who was hit by 'Gramin Sewa' vehicle when he tried to avoid collision with a car whose driver flung open the door in complete disregard to the moving traffic.
The Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal presided by Dinesh Bhatt held the drivers and the owners of the negligently driver gramin sewa and the car liable to pay compensation.
The court directed the insurance companies of both the offending vehicles to pay 50 per cent of the Rs 11.39 lakh to the injured in one month.

Sharda�Nand�Chaudhary, a resident of north Delhi, was travelling on his bicycle on January 1, 2012 on the main Burari road when the door of a car was negligently opened by its driver. To avoid collision with the door, Chaudhary turned towards the right and was hit by a gramin sewa being driven in a negligent manner.
Chaudhary was taken to a trauma centre and relieved after ten days. He was then admitted to another hospital for treatment of head injury, spinal injury, fracture and bone dislocation and also suffered from temporary disability.
The driver and owner of the Gramin Sewa denied negligence and blamed the mishap on the owner of the car and the driver. They in turn blamed the former for the mishap.

The court, however, held there was contributory negligence on both sides and directed their insurers to pay the compensation.