Summary:
THANE: The Thane Motor Accident Claims Tribunal MACT ) has ordered a Rs 1.4 crore compensation to a 38-year-old civil engineer , who was maimed for life in a road mishap involving a container truck. The money will have to be paid jointly by the insurance company, New India, and UP-based truck owner, Roshan Freight Carriers. Moreover, when Kiran Patil was brought here on a stretcher, by ambulance, he was unable to stand, walk or sit and give evidence. He pointed out that he was a BE (civil), and was a liaison officer with a builder, with a salary of Rs33,333pm. The doctor added that due to serious urological and orthopaedic injuries too, the working capacity of Patil was totally affected, and he cannot stand, walk and travel independently..