Summary:
Menaka Gulvadi, who was riding a bicycle along Bengaluru-Bellary Main Road, was hit by a car and thrown off causing serious head injuries. The sole breadwinner of the family, Menaka was earning Rs 1.87 lakh per month and the private insurance company was liable to pay a compensation of Rs 5.85 crore, the petition said. Denying the allegations, counsel for the insurance firm submitted that the entire accident was caused by negligence of the bicycle rider and not the car driver. The insurance firm also told the tribunal that the compensation claim was exorbitant. Considering the age and occupation of the deceased, the tribunal directed the insurance firm to provide a compensation of Rs 2.37 crore to the family of the deceased..