Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Delhi Tribunal Awards Family Rs 67.4 Lakh After Fatal Bus Accident
Nain Singh Bist was getting off a bus near Mahipalpur in Delhi.
The bus started moving faster before it had fully stopped.
Bist fell, and a rear wheel ran over him.
He later died from his injuries.
A tribunal said the driver’s careless driving caused the accident.
The insurer argued that Bist was partly at fault because the spot was not a regular bus stop.
The tribunal rejected that argument and said Bist could not have expected the bus to speed up.
It ordered that his family receive about Rs 67.4 lakh.
The award is divided among his wife and four children.
A Delhi tribunal awarded around Rs 67.4 lakh to Nain Singh Bist's family.
Bist, 41, was fatally injured while getting off a bus near Mahipalpur around 2 am on May 14, 2025.
The tribunal found that the driver sped up before the bus had fully stopped, causing Bist to fall under a rear wheel.
The tribunal rejected the insurer's claim that Bist was partly negligent for leaving at a non-designated stop.
The insurer was ordered to deposit the award, with 60 per cent going to Bist's wife and 10 per cent to each child.
- Who
- Nain Singh Bist's family received a compensation award from a Delhi Motor Accident Claims Tribunal; Oriental Insurance Company Ltd was directed to deposit it.
- What
- The tribunal awarded around Rs 67.4 lakh after finding that a bus driver's negligent driving caused Bist's fatal injuries.
- When
- The accident occurred around 2 am on May 14, 2025; the tribunal's order was dated September 23.
- Where
- NH-48 near Mahipalpur in south Delhi.
- Why
- The tribunal found the driver sped up before the bus had fully stopped as Bist was getting off.
Tribunal's finding
Insurer's argument
Responsibility for the accident
Tribunal's finding
The tribunal found that the bus driver's rash and negligent driving caused the fatal accident and said the deceased was not contributorily negligent.
Insurer's argument
Oriental Insurance argued that Nain Singh Bist was partly responsible because he tried to leave a moving bus at a place that was not a designated stop.
Driver's licence and bus documents
Tribunal's finding
The tribunal said the driver's licence and the bus's fitness certificate were on record and valid on the accident date.
Insurer's argument
The insurer claimed that the driver did not have a valid licence and the bus did not have a valid permit.
- Compensation
- Around Rs 67.4 lakh, including interest
- Victim
- Nain Singh Bist, 41
- Accident date
- May 14, 2025, at around 2 am
- Accident location
- NH-48 near Mahipalpur in south Delhi
- Tribunal order
- Dated September 23; report published October 8
- Award distribution
- 60 per cent to Bist's wife and 10 per cent to each of his four children
- Liability
- Driver, bus owner and insurer were held jointly and severally liable; the insurer was directed to deposit the award