Overview

• A July 17 order awarded ₹44.15 lakh to Sadashiv Koraga Moolya’s family—the Thane Municipal Transport driver killed in a 2019 crash—apportioning negligence at 75% to the MSRTC bus driver and 25% to the deceased.
• On July 16, MACT directed Bajaj Allianz and tempo owner Gupta Trading Co. to jointly pay ₹39.32 lakh to Sunil Tukaram Dalvi’s dependents, finding the tempo operator solely at fault and allowing the insurer to recover the amount after payment with 9% annual interest.
• A July 18 ruling ordered Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation to disburse ₹1.12 crore with 9% interest to the family of constable Girish Ashok Harad, allocating shares to his spouse, child, parents and sister and mandating fixed deposits for the wife and minor daughter.
• All three awards carry 9% annual interest from petition filing until payment and uphold the tribunal’s insurer-first principle by granting insurers liberty to pursue recovery from vehicle owners.
• Presided over by member R V Mohite under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, these orders underscore a consistent pattern of rigorous sole and contributory negligence assessments in compensation decisions.