Overview
- The Gujarat High Court enhanced the award to the family of a motorcyclist who hit an illegally parked tanker to ₹1,07,32,684 and ordered the insurer to deposit the amount with accrued interest within four weeks.
- In Delhi, a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal granted over ₹84.65 lakh to a 21-year-old with 90% permanent disability from a car dooring incident, with Reliance General Insurance directed to pay based on admitted liability.
- The Thane MACT awarded ₹23.45 lakh to the parents of an 18-year-old killed by a speeding truck, ordered payment at 9% annual interest, and invoked pay-and-recover due to the driver’s lack of a valid transport licence.
- In a separate Thane case, the tribunal granted ₹35.24 lakh to the family of a businessman killed in 2021, holding the vehicle owner and insurer jointly and severally liable with 9% interest from the filing date.
- Panchkula’s MACT ordered ₹42.00 lakh to a 2022 crash victim’s family at 7.5% interest and ₹36.16 lakh to the families of three road cleaners killed in 2023 at 6% interest, underscoring liability of drivers, owners and insurers.