Thane: Lok Adalat awards Rs 1 crore compensation to accident victim’s family

A Lok Adalat in Maharashtras Thane has awarded Rs 1 crore in compensation to the family of a man who died in a road accident in 2024 officials said reported the PTIThe settlement was finalised during a Lok Adalat session aimed at resolving disputes through mutual agreement The compensation cheque was handed over to the claimants on Saturday by S B Agrawal the Principal District JudgeThe victim Anand Rajan Nadar was working as an assistant manager security in a private companyThe accident occurred on September 25 2024 when he was travelling on a motorcycle from his residence in Thane to his workplace in PadghaAccording to officials a speeding tempo emerging from a petrol pump collided with his motorcycle Nadar sustained severe injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Bhiwandi where doctors declared him dead as per the PTIFamily filed claim petitionNadar had joined the company in April 2024 and was earning an annual salary of around Rs 11 lakh according to the claim petitionFollowing the accident his wife and parents approached the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal seeking compensation from the tempo owner and the vehiclersquos insurance company according to the PTISettlement reached through conciliationDuring the Lok Adalat proceedings both parties agreed to settle the dispute amicably with the insurer of the tempoLawyers representing the claimants and the insurance company confirmed that the settlement was reached through mutual consent allowing the case to be resolved quickly without prolonged litigation the news agency reportedAbout Lok AdalatA Lok Adalat is an alternative dispute resolution mechanism in India that helps resolve legal disputes through conciliation and compromiseSuch forums aim to provide speedy and costeffective justice settling cases that are either pending in courts or at a prelitigation stageThane MACT awards Rs 1896 lakh compensation in accident caseMeanwhile the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT in Maharashtras Thane has awarded a compensation of Rs 1896 lakh to the family of a 38yearold man killed in an accident on the MumbaiPune Highway in 2020 reported news agency PTIThane MACT member K P Shrikhande directed the owner of the car involved in the crash and its insurer TATA AIG General Insurance Co Ltd to pay the compensation jointly and severally with an interest of 9 per cent per annum from February 28 2023 until the realisation of the amount to the deceased mans wife and minor son reported PTIA copy of the order passed on Thursday was made available on SaturdayAccording to the petition the victim Bandu Barku Andre a milk vendor was riding his bicycle on the night of January 31 2020 when a speeding car crashed into him near Naigaon in Maval Andre sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at a local hospitalWhile the insurance company contested the claim alleging that the deceased was riding negligently in the middle of the road the Thane MACT rejected this defence citing that there was no evidence for it reported PTIThe total compensation of Rs 1896 lakh includes loss of dependency future prospects and conventional heads such as loss of estate funeral expenses and loss of consortium reported PTIThane MACT orders Rs 387 lakh compensation to kin of fatherson killed in road accidentIn another case the Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT has awarded a compensation of Rs 3874 lakh to the family of a fatherson duo killed in a road accident in 2020 reported PTIThane MACT member RV Mohite on Tuesday passed two separate orders of compensation for the death of the man and his sonThe incident occurred near a petrol pump in Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh on September 6 2020 when Jayshankar Jangiram Yadav 54 was riding a motorcycle with his 25yearold son Aashutosh as a pillion rider A speeding truck swerved into the wrong lane and dashed into their twowheeler reported PTIBoth succumbed to their injuries at a local hospitalThe Thane MACT granted a compensation of Rs 2345000 Though he was not yet employed the tribunal considered his educational qualifications including a Masters in Computer Application while deciding on the amountWith inputs from PTI