New Delhi, A Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded ₹ 51.45 lakh in compensation to the wife, four minor children and parents of a 30-year-old man who died in a road accident in Uttar Pradesh in 2022.
Presiding officer Virender Singh was hearing a claim petition filed by the family of Shaukin, who lost his life after a car hit his tempo, and directed IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company, the insurer of the offending vehicle to pay the compensation. The Tribunal also noted that the driver did not enter the witness box to explain how the accident occurred. The Tribunal rejected the insurance company’s claim that the deceased was himself driving the tempo and was 50 per cent responsible for the accident. For calculating the compensation, the Tibunal accepted that Shaukin was working as a supervisor with Sahiba Creations India Pvt Ltd and was earning ₹ 19,500 per month at the time of his death. It added 50 per cent towards future prospects and deducted one-fifth of his income towards personal expenses, considering that his wife, four minor children and parents were dependent on him. The Tribunal awarded ₹ 51.45 lakh compensation to the family under various heads and directed the insurance company to deposit the amount within 30 days, failing which it would have to pay interest at 12 per cent per annum for the period of delay.
It relied on the testimony of an eyewitness, Naveen, the FIR, site plan, postmortem report and other records to conclude that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of Neeraj Panchal, the driver of the car.
