Summary:
CHANDIGARH: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal granted compensation of around Rs 1 crore to the family of a man who died in an accident. The deceased, Deepak Kumar Jha, worked as deputy project engineer in Prateek Infraproject India Limited. The tribunal also directed the owner and driver of the offending vehicle as well as insurance firm HDFC ERGO General Insurance to pay compensation jointly. The Tribunal directed New India Assurance, Himachal Pradesh to pay Rs 10,527,144 to all three . In other cases, three city residents were granted compensation of more than Rs 1 crore by Motor Accident claims tribunal in a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 in which two persons died in a bus accident on July 10, 2017..