Biker, insurer asked to pay injured child

Thane:  A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) awarded a compensation of rs 3.7 lakh to a 10-year-old boy for the injuries that he suffered after being hit by a motorcycle in 2013, directing the motorcycle owner Mahesh Ramchan-dra Dalvi and the two-wheeler’s insurer ICICI Lombard General Insu-rance Company Limited to make the payment.

The lawyer of the claimant, Rohit Jokhan Chauhan, then aged six, told the MACT that on November 11, 2013 the boy was hit by a speeding two-wheeler and suffered from 32 per cent permanent disability, affecting his future earning capacity. So, the boy’s lawyer sought a compensation of Rs 21 lakh for his client.

The counsel for the vehicle’s insurer contested the claim and submitted that the boy’s parents were negligent for allowing him to play on the road and that the rider was not holding a valid driving licence at the time, therefore there is breach of terms and conditions of the insurance policy.