The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Panchkula, has awarded a complete compensation of ₹36.16 lakh to the families of three crew who had been killed in a toll road accident in 2023.
The victims, Ballu Ram, 60, Nathu Lal, 57, and Fahim, 25, had been engaged in toll road cleaning obligations and gathering shatter reach a parked tractor on National Freeway-7, reach the ITBP campus in Bhanu, around 4 pm on June 12, 2023.
Whereas they had been working, a dashing Mahindra Bolero choose-up, pushed in a rash and negligent manner, struck them. Nathu Lal and Fahim had been overwhelmed between the vehicles and declared slow on arrival on the Civil Health heart in Sector 6, while Ballu Ram succumbed to his injuries the following day at PGIMER, Chandigarh.
Following the trial, the tribunal broke down the compensation as follows: ₹19,24,092 for the family of Fahim; ₹11,66,475 for the family of Nathu Lal; and ₹5,26,379 for the family of Ballu Ram. The tribunal directed the choose-up driver, Ajay Kumar, the owner, Sudhanshu Sachdev, and the insurer, ICICI Lombard Popular Insurance coverage, to pay the awarded amounts, alongside side 6% annual hobby from the date the petitions had been filed unless the realisation of the rate.
Even supposing the auto owner and insurer denied involvement at some point soon of the lawsuits, and the driver became proceeded in opposition to ex parte, the tribunal held them liable in line with the proof and the FIR registered on the Chandimandir police mumble.
