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The judgment by district judge N B Dhayatadak awarding Rs 41 lakh to the widow of a chartered accountant recently has far-reaching implications for scores of innocent victims of rash driving and road rage. Read more
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has directed insurers to pay the family of a deceased chartered accountant Rs 41 lakh as compensation towards their claim. The tribunal judge N B Dhaytadak also directed the transport agency to pay an interest at the rate of 7.5% till realisation of the claim amount.
A man, who became 100 percent disabled after a rashly-driven truck ran over his both legs while he asleep on roadside, has been awarded around Rs 20 lakh as a compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. Read more
The Complainant, Radheshyam Singh informed that his truck was torched by the insurgents when it was being used for transporting bamboos from Bijapur.
After fleeing from the scene, the driver and the labourers lodged an FIR at the Bijapur police station. Read more
When the vehicle was stolen at night, he immediately lodged a police complaint. When they could not find the bike, he claimed insurance. The company assured him that it would settle within a month but there was no action even after seven months. Read more
New India Assurance Company to pay Rs 62L compensation to the family members of a man, who died in a road mishap involving a rashly driven truck in Uttar Pradesh three years ago, by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here. Read more
The kin of a woman, who died in a road accident during a pilgrimage, have been given damages of over Rs seven lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal which said the selfless love of a spouse and a mother cannot be compensated. Read more
A 40-year-old man, who suffered 90 per cent permanent disability in a road mishap involving a rashly-driven car, has been awarded a compensation of Rs 36.98 lakhs by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The tribunal directed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay Rs 36,98,911 to city resident Manjeet Singh. Read more
Oriental Insurance Company has been directed by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) to pay a compensation of about Rs.2 crore to the families of two victims who died in a road accident earlier this year. MACT judge Sanjiv Jain ordered the Oriental Insurance Company, with which the offending vehicle was insured, to pay nearly Rs.1.5 crore to the family of deceased Sultaan Singh. The family of Raghu Raja Verma, the other person killed, was awarded over Rs.35 lakh in compensation . Read more
ICICI Lombard General Insurance   has been directed by The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here to pay Rs 5.13 lakh to a policy holder for rejecting his claim against repair charges for his truck damaged in an accident. Read more