Overview
- MACT member R V Mohite held the driver negligent and directed the vehicle owner and Bajaj Allianz to pay compensation.
- The tribunal awarded Rs 31,05,235 with 9% annual interest from the date of the petition until realization.
- An RTO Thane inspection reported no braking-system defect, leading the tribunal to reject the defence’s handbrake or technical-fault claim and fault improper parking on a slope.
- Records showed Manojkumar Sharma suffered paraplegia after the August 14, 2018 Upvan–Gandhinagar Road crash and died on December 24, 2020 following prolonged treatment.
- The award is to be distributed as Rs 10,05,235 to the wife (including Rs 3 lakh in fixed deposit), Rs 2 lakh each to the parents, and Rs 8.5 lakh each to two sons in fixed deposits, with a charge sheet on rash driving noted against Prasanna Bhaguram Humane and Akash Shankarlal Prajapati.