Rash driving: Kin of deceased tailor to get around 9 lakh

Family members of a man, who died after being hit by a rashly-driven truck, have been awarded around Rs 9 lakh compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here.
MACT presiding officer Madhu Jain asked HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the truck, to pay Rs 8,87,384 to the wife and four children of south-Delhi resident Hasmuddin.
"Petitioner has been able to prove that deceased suffered fatal injuries due to rash and negligent driving of the respondent no.1 (driver)," the tribunal said.
It noted that at the time of the accident, the victim's age was 34 years and he was a tailor and earning Rs 6,422 per month.

"I hereby award an amount of Rs 8,87,384 as compensation, in favour of the petitioners and against the respondents (driver, owner and the insurer of the vehicle) on account of their liability being joint and several," tribunal's presiding officer said, adding that "insurance company is directed to discharge the liability of the award amount".
According to the complaint, on April 16, 2011, Hasmuddin along with one other person was going on a motorcycle from Aligarh to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh when suddenly the offending truck, driven in rash and negligent manner, hit him.

Due to the impact, he fell down on the road and suffered grievous injuries.

Hasmuddin was taken to a hospital, where he later died on April 20, 2011. Thereafter, an FIR was registered and the driver was apprehended.
The insurance firm, however, denied the claim saying that the offending vehicle was not insured with it at the time of accident.
Driver and the owner of the vehicle did not appear before the tribunal and were proceeded ex-parte.