Overview
- ₹42,00,480 awarded to motorcyclist Raju’s parents, widow and two children with 7.5% interest from the December 2022 filing until realization.
- The tribunal held driver Rakesh Kumar, vehicle owner M/s Trimurti Pesticides and insurer Universal Sompo liable despite their objections on negligence and jurisdiction.
- ₹36.16 lakh total granted to the families of road cleaners Fahim (₹19,24,092), Nathu Lal (₹11,66,475) and Ballu Ram (₹5,26,379), with 6% interest from filing.
- The workers were fatally struck on June 12, 2023 by a Mahindra Bolero pick-up on NH-7 near the ITBP campus in Bhanu, as recorded in the Chandimandir FIR.
- In that case, driver Ajay Kumar, owner Sudhanshu Sachdev and insurer ICICI Lombard were directed to pay after the driver was proceeded ex parte and liability was fixed on the evidence.