Man disabled in road mishap gets Rs 5.5 lakh compensation

A man has been awarded Rs 5.5 lakh compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) here for physical disability caused to him by a road accident.
MACT Presiding Officer Naveen Arora directed New India AssuranceCompanyLtd, the insurer of the offending vehicle, to pay Rs 5,73,800 as compensation to the man who suffered 53 per cent disability in the mishap.
The victim, Kumar Singh, a Delhi resident who was 48- year-old when the accident took place, filed a petition stating that on December 30, 2012, he was riding pillion on his friend's bike when they collided with a car being driven in a rash and negligent manner.

As a result of the accident, Singh fell down and sustained injuries.
The presiding officer concluded that it was a head-on collision saying, "I have perused the charge sheet where in the site plan the place of accident has been shown at the center of the road. It is a case of head on collision."
Neither the driver nor the car's owner came up with any rebuttal during the cross-examination.
The judge, after perusing the medical report of the victim, found that he has suffered 53 per cent permanent disability which is not likely to improve in future.
After considering the facts of loss of income, pain and sufferings, medical expenses and other factors, the judge ordered Rs 5,73,800 as compensation.