Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Tribunals award compensation to families of 2019 and 2020 accident victims
Two different tribunals in India have awarded compensation to the families of two men who died in separate road accidents.
In the first case, a businessman named Shashikant Ingle died in a 2020 accident when a trailer suddenly stopped without warning.
The tribunal found the trailer driver mostly at fault (85%) and awarded Rs 92.53 lakh to Ingle's family.
In the second case, a 29-year-old man named Dileep Kumar died in a 2019 accident when a truck suddenly braked in front of his car.
The tribunal found the truck driver responsible and awarded Rs 56.33 lakh to Kumar's family.
Both tribunals ordered the insurance companies to pay the compensation.
These decisions help the families of the victims, who were the sole breadwinners, to cope with their loss.
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Thane awarded Rs 92.53 lakh to the family of Shashikant Ingle, who died in a road accident in 2020.
The accident occurred when the trailer ahead abruptly applied brakes without indication, and Ingle collided with it.
The tribunal found the trailer driver 85% negligent and the victim 15% negligent for not maintaining a sufficient distance.
Ingle was the sole breadwinner for his wife, two minor daughters, and elderly parents.
The tribunal ordered the vehicle owner and insurance company to pay the compensation jointly within one month.
A Delhi motor accident claims tribunal awarded Rs 56.33 lakh to the family of Dileep Kumar, who died in a road accident in Noida in 2019.
The accident occurred when a truck allegedly overtook Kumar's car at high speed before applying sudden brakes, causing the car to ram into it from behind.
The tribunal held that the truck driver's rash and negligent driving was responsible for the accident.
The insurance company, HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co Ltd, was ordered to pay the full compensation amount as the truck was insured at the time of the accident.
Both tribunals noted that the families of the victims were dependent on the deceased and awarded compensation under various heads, including loss of dependency.
- Who
- Shashikant Shantaram Ingle, Dileep Kumar, and the drivers of a trailer and a truck
- What
- Two separate road accidents resulting in the deaths of the victims and compensation awards to their families
- When
- The accidents occurred on May 16, 2020, and January 15, 2019; the tribunals passed the orders on January 22, 2024, and January 12, 2024, respectively
- Where
- The accidents took place on the JNPT-Palaspe road near Panvel, Raigad district, and Birawar Turn on Kasganj Road, Noida
- Why
- The accidents were caused by the negligent driving of the trailer and truck drivers, with the victims also being partly responsible in one case
- Victim 1
- Shashikant Shantaram Ingle
- Age 1
- 40
- Occupation 1
- Businessman (Proprietor of 'Maruti Auto Parts')
- Accident Date 1
- May 16, 2020
- Location 1
- JNPT-Palaspe road near Panvel, Raigad district
- Compensation Amount 1
- Rs 92,53,351
- Negligence Percentage (Trailer Driver 1)
- 85%
- Negligence Percentage (Victim 1)
- 15%
- Victim 2
- Dileep Kumar
- Age 2
- 29
- Accident Date 2
- January 15, 2019
- Location 2
- Birawar Turn on Kasganj Road, Noida
- Compensation Amount 2
- Rs 56,33,000
- Insurance Company 2
- HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co Ltd
