Tribunal awards over Rs 6 lakh compensation to child injured in road accident

The court took into account both medical and non-medical costs, mental suffering, and other factors while awarding the compensation of Rs 6,35,000 as the victim suffered permanent partial disability.

Thane: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Maharashtra's Thane has awarded Rs 6.35 lakh compensation to a girl, who suffered grievous injuries in a road accident in 2017, when she was five years old.

Tribunal's member S N Shah passed the order on December 3.

Appearing for the petitioner, advocate S M Pawar said the victim, Shweta Anilkumar Nishad, was crossing the road with her mother on May 15, 2017 night on Mira Road when a jeep rammed into her. She sustained grievous injuries and was initially taken to a hospital in Mira Road, from where she was shifted to Mumbai.

She is still undergoing treatment, he said.

The tribunal said that due to the accident, the victim suffered permanent partial disability.

The court took into account both medical and non-medical costs, mental suffering, and other factors while awarding the compensation of Rs 6,35,000.