Overview
- The tribunal granted Rs 25,78,500 with 9% annual interest to the family of Brijendra Lal Bahadur Singh, who died after a truck struck his motorcycle near Panvel in November 2020.
- The judge found the truck driver had the last opportunity to avoid the collision and rejected the insurer’s claim of contributory negligence for lack of evidence on a missing helmet or licence.
- Because claimants could not substantiate higher earnings, the court fixed a notional income of Rs 15,000 per month to compute compensation and ordered structured payouts with fixed deposits for dependents.
- In a separate order dated October 10 and reported October 26, the tribunal awarded Rs 13,85,400 with 9% interest to the family of security guard Kamlesh Rammurat Singh, killed at Wagle Estate in May 2022.
- Relying on a chargesheet and CCTV, the tribunal held the pick-up was driven rashly, noted the driver lacked a valid licence, and directed the insurer to satisfy the award first and then recover from the owner.