The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Vasai, Maharashtra’s Palghar district, has directed the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) to pay ₹3.34 lakh as compensation to the widow of a man who died in a road accident in Tamil Nadu nearly 17 years ago.
MACT member H.A.S. Mulla, in an order dated October 1, instructed the corporation to pay the compensation with 6% interest per annum from May 26, 2010 — the date on which the petition was filed — until the amount is realised.
The case stems from a road accident that took place on November 22, 2008, near Ramnathapuram in Tamil Nadu. A TNSTC bus rammed into another vehicle, seriously injuring 62-year-old Dilip Bhoir. He was hospitalised but succumbed to his injuries a few days later.
The tribunal held that the accident was caused due to the rash and negligent driving of the TNSTC bus.
Bhoir’s widow had originally sought ₹1.5 lakh in compensation. However, the tribunal noted that she “failed to produce documentary evidence of the medical and funeral expenses besides her sworn statement.”
Despite this, it awarded a total of ₹3.34 lakh, which included previous settlements, and directed TNSTC to make the payment to the claimant.
