Overview
- Thane tribunal granted ₹38.74 lakh for a father and son killed in a 2020 Uttar Pradesh crash, holding the truck’s owner and insurer jointly liable with 9% interest from the petition date and finding no contributory negligence.
- Delhi MACT awarded ₹39.13 lakh to the parents of 21-year-old Ved Prakash Pandey for a 2020 Gurugram accident caused by rash, negligent truck driving, noting the vehicle lacked a fitness certificate and directing the insurer to pay.
- In a 2017 Navi Mumbai case, Thane MACT ordered ₹31.65 lakh to a vegetable vendor’s family, requiring the insurer to satisfy the award first and recover from the owner over a disputed policy, with 9% interest from the filing date.
- For a 2010 tanker-driver death, Thane MACT set compensation at ₹24.05 lakh and rejected a limitation challenge, citing Supreme Court guidance that the 2019 Motor Vehicles Act filing limit does not apply to pre‑April 2022 accidents.
- In a 2003 Kashimira fatality, Thane MACT awarded ₹5 lakh with 9% interest effective March 2024, dismissed claims against Thane Municipal Transport, and fixed joint liability on the truck owner and the motorcycle owner’s legal heir.