Thane, March 4 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Thane, Maharashtra, has awarded a compensation of Rs 24.49 lakh to the family of a businessman who died in a road accident in 2015.
Tribunal member R V Mohite passed the order granting compensation on February 25. A copy of the order was made available on Wednesday.
Ramadhar Girija Sharma, who was 47 at the time, was killed on June 21, 2015, when a Maruti car hit him in the Bhayandar (East) area, on the outskirts of Mumbai. Police subsequently registered a case under the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act against the driver.
The tribunal held that the accident occurred due to the "rash and negligent driving" of the car driver.
Citing income tax returns, the tribunal noted that Sharma, who traded in Ayurvedic medicines, had an annual income of Rs 2.18 lakh. Applying the multiplier method and adding 25 per cent towards future prospects, the tribunal calculated the total compensation at Rs 24.49 lakh, according to the order.
The amount, along with 9 per cent annual interest from the date of the petition, is to be paid jointly and severally by the driver and owner of the offending car within a month, the tribunal said.
