Overview

• An order dated September 19 awarded Rs 22.37 lakh to the family of Ramesh Kamlakar More, who died after being hit by a car driven by a police constable in 2021, with Future Generali directed to pay and recover from the owner.
• The tribunal recorded that the car owner lacked a valid licence, cited CCTV showing the vehicle left then returned to take the victim to hospital, and noted a Kharghar police chargesheet under IPC 304A and MV Act 3(1)/181.
• An order dated September 23 granted Rs 19.72 lakh to the kin of TMT conductor Shivani Sandeep Pashte, who died after a 2020 motorcycle skid, holding the owner and ICICI Lombard jointly and severally liable with 9% annual interest from the claim date.
• In calculating the award in Pashte’s case, the tribunal considered her proven income and the loss of domestic services to her husband and two daughters, and it rejected the insurer’s liability objections.
• A separate order dated September 20 awarded a total of Rs 16.79 lakh to a couple injured in a 2020 Dombivli truck collision, held the truck owner and insurer jointly liable with 9% interest payable within a month, and directed part of the man’s compensation into a four‑year fixed deposit.