New Delhi: Family members of an Intelligence Bureau inspector, who died after being hit by a Delhi Jal Board water tanker, have been awarded Rs 47 lakh compensation by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT).
MACT presiding officer Pawan Kumar Jain directed the chief executive officer of DJB and the driver of the tanker to jointly pay Rs 47,83,000 to victim the family of Kirpal Dutt Walia, who was on a motorcycle with his friend when the vehicle hit them almost a decade ago.
The tribunal decided the petition in favour of Walia's mother, wife and daughter, while relying on the testimony of his friend, who was an eyewitness, and documents on record including the FIR, charge sheet, post-mortem report and mechanical inspection report.
According to the petition, Walia and his friend met with the accident on January 20, 2008 when they were hit by the DJB tanker driven rashly and negligently.
Due to the impact, Walia fell and died on the spot while his friend suffered injuries, it said.
Both were taken to hospital where Walia was declared as brought dead.
The driver was arrested from the accident spot after people gathered, the petition said.
During the proceedings, the driver and the DJB had denied the allegations and instead blamed the victim for rash driving.
