Family on Solan man who died in road mishap awarded ₹17 lakh compensation

The Solan man was killed in a hit-and-run in 2020 by a speeding car which was allegedly being driven by a Y’nagar resident

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh, has awarded ₹17.14 lakh compensation to the family of a Solan man who died in a road accident in 2020.

The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in its order held all respondents jointly and severally liable. (HT File)

The petition was filed by the family of the deceased, Gian Chand, an agriculturist, including his wife Surinder Kaur, three children and elderly parents, who are residents of Nalagarh in Solan district .

The petition stated that in January 2020, Gian, 41, was going to Ludhiana with his brother Narinder Pal to buy medicines on a motorcycle. “In the evening, they stopped their bike and got off near Pohlo Majra village on Chandigarh-Ludhiana Road, when a speeding car hit Gian and fled from the spot,” it added.

Gian was taken to civil hospital in Morinda, from where he was referred to PGIMER, where he succumbed to his injuries. An FIR has been registered under Sections 279 and 304 A of Indian Penal Code.

Hence, they filed a claim petition against Amit of Yamunanagar, who was allegedly driving the car that hit Gian, the car’s owner Nar Singh and insurer The New India Assurance Company Limited. In court, the driver and owner of the car denied the allegation and the insurance company also countered the version of the petition and prayed for dismissal.

However, the tribunal in its order stated, “All respondents are held jointly and severally liable. While the children will receive ₹1 lakh each, the deceased’s parents will receive ₹2 lakh each and the remaining ₹10.14 lakh will go to his widow.”