Thane, Mar 15 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane has awarded compensation of Rs 24.33 lakh to the family of a man killed in a road accident in West Bengal in 2018.
In his order of March 11, details of which were made available on Sunday, MACT Member KP Shrikhande asked the Assam-based owner of the offending vehicle and the firm that insured it to pay the amount to deceased Chandrabhan Danbahadur Singh's wife, two minor children, and mother along with 9 per cent interest from April 7, 2022.
Singh (41 at the time) was standing along the road in Purba Medinipur district of the eastern state on December 20, 2018 when a motor tanker crushed him to death.
Citing the chargesheet filed by Bhabanipur police in WB, the MACT rejected the insurance company's claim that Singh was negligent.
It is settled in law that once a chargesheet has been filed and the driver has been held negligent, no further evidence is required to prove that the bus was being negligently driven by the bus driver, the MACT order said.
There is nothing on record to suggest that deceased Chandrabhan Singh was negligent or he has contributed to the occurrence of an accident, it added.
