Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Delhi Tribunal Awards Rs 56.87 Lakh for Permanent Disability
Dinesh Kumar was riding his two-wheeler in Delhi when he hit a bus door that suddenly opened.
The bus driver had not checked whether traffic was coming from behind.
Kumar was badly injured in the crash.
His left arm was permanently disabled by 75 per cent.
Because he is left-handed, the injury made everyday tasks and work difficult.
A tribunal decided that the bus driver caused the accident.
It ordered Go Digit General Insurance Company to pay Kumar Rs 56.87 lakh.
The money is meant to help with medical costs, lost earnings and the suffering caused by the injury.
The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Dinesh Kumar Rs 56.87 lakh for injuries suffered in a 2022 road accident.
Kumar, then 26, was riding a two-wheeler in R K Puram when a bus driver opened a battery-cover door into traffic.
The tribunal found the bus driver rash and negligent for failing to check oncoming traffic and for improperly parking the bus.
Kumar suffered 75 per cent permanent physical disability in his left arm, affecting daily activities and his ability to work.
Go Digit General Insurance Company was directed to deposit compensation covering future income loss, medical care, pain, suffering and other losses.
- Who
- Dinesh Kumar, a 26-year-old security guard, and the bus driver involved in the accident.
- What
- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Kumar Rs 56.87 lakh after finding the bus driver negligent in causing an accident that left Kumar permanently disabled.
- When
- The accident occurred on October 27, 2022; the tribunal order was dated August 4 and reported on August 23.
- Where
- R K Puram, New Delhi.
- Why
- The tribunal found that the bus driver opened the battery-cover door without checking oncoming traffic and had improperly parked the bus.
Tribunal's Finding
Driver's Defense
Responsibility for the accident
Tribunal's Finding
The tribunal held that the bus driver had to check for oncoming traffic before opening the battery-cover door and was negligent for failing to do so.
Driver's Defense
The defense argued that Kumar should be attributed contributory negligence.
Road positioning and expectations
Tribunal's Finding
The tribunal said the bus was improperly parked and that a motorcyclist could not be expected to anticipate a door suddenly opening in moving traffic.
Driver's Defense
The driver's position, as presented in the rejected argument, sought to place part of the responsibility on Kumar.
- Compensation
- Rs 56.87 lakh
- Injured person
- Dinesh Kumar, a 26-year-old security guard
- Permanent disability
- 75 per cent physical disability in the left arm
- Accident date
- October 27, 2022
- Tribunal finding
- The accident resulted from the bus driver's rash and negligent act
- Award recipient
- Go Digit General Insurance Company was directed to deposit the amount
- Compensation heads
- Loss of future income, medical expenses, physiotherapy, pain and suffering, interest, and loss of marriage prospects