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Man’s rash driving caused wife’s death, must compensate children: Court
July 28, 2026 4:04 pm
The children had sought the insurer’s payment of compensation first, arguing that their father was driving the bike without a valid licence.
'A wife is not a maid': Tribunal remarks as family of deceased homemaker gets Rs 39.6 lakh
June 22, 2026 2:51 pm
MACT says a homemaker serves her family “24 hours a day, seven days a week”; grants compensation to husband and two daughters
‘Face disfigurement would affect marriage prospects’: Gujarat High Court raises 2006 accident victim’s compensation
May 13, 2026 3:41 pm
Holding that Rs 35,000 was a "meagre" amount for a Kutch bus accident survivor facing permanent facial scarring, the Gujarat High Court nearly tripled the payout.
Accidents tribunal can’t deduct transport corporation's interim damages while awarding compensation: Karnataka HC
March 30, 2026 3:11 pm
The Karnataka High Court ruled that the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal committed a grave error by deducting Rs 3 lakh from the Rs 3.4 lakh compensation it awarded to the kin of a woman killed in a 2018 road accident.
Maharashtra tribunal directs Rs 5 lakh compensation to parents of boy killed in accident
March 07, 2018 11:42 am
Ajit Rathod, then aged 9, was walking with other children when a speeding truck mowed him down on Vajreshwari-Ambadi road on October 29, 2016. The boy died of multiple injuries sustained in the mishap.
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awards Rs 11.87 lakh to kin of teen killed in accident
November 12, 2017 9:08 am
The accident occurred in November last year, Anupam was on his motorcycle with his colleague Jatinder Kumar riding pillion.
Thane: Tribunal awards Rs 5 lakh to parents of girl who died in accident
August 13, 2017 3:51 pm
The judge observed that had the deceased been alive and grown up, she would have certainly contributed to her family's future income. The tribunal worked out the compensation at Rs 4.50 lakh for the loss of future income of the family and Rs 50,000 for the loss of love and affection and the funeral cost.
Thane: Man disabled in accident gets Rs 3.45 lakh compensation
August 10, 2017 12:01 pm
Kandukuri, then aged 39, worked as a labour contractor in Thane and had a monthly income of nearly Rs 45,200, his counsel told the tribunal. On December 16, 2012, the speeding dumper hit his motorcycle from behind near Patlipada overbridge in Thane city, while he on his way to work.
Teen disabled in road accident in Delhi gets Rs 24.39 lakh compensation
June 09, 2017 6:24 pm
The tribunal, while deciding the case in favour of the victim, relied on his medical report which said his right leg had to be amputated. It also relied on the documents including the FIR, the mechanical inspection report and the charge sheet filed against accused.
Rs 1.53 cr awarded to kin of man killed in accident
August 20, 2014 2:34 am
The tribunal has directed New India Assurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 1,53,04,188 compensation to the survivors of the deceased.
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