Tribunals Award Compensation in Separate Bus Accident Cases in Delhi and Mumbai

Two separate Motor Accident Claims Tribunals awarded compensation in road accident cases involving buses. In Delhi, a 21-year-old man injured by a rashly-driven bus received over Rs. 1.62 crore for permanent disability and loss of future earnings. In Mumbai, the family of a 48-year-old man killed in a Dharavi bus accident was awarded Rs. 17.41 lakh plus interest, with the tribunal attributing the accident to the bus driver's negligence and rejecting claims of the deceased's intoxication or contributory negligence.