India, Sept. 16 -- A motor accident claims tribunal (MACT) on Tuesday allowed a compensation claim filed by the mother of a man crushed to death by a truck in Malad in 2022 to proceed, despite the insurer arguing that it was filed too late.

The tribunal said the claim could not be viewed separately from the "exceptional history" of the police investigation, which the Bombay High Court had earlier found to be "grossly callous".

Aman Pawan Jha, 29, was riding a scooter on New Link Road in Malad on August 17, 2022, when he was struck from behind by a speeding truck and run over. His mother, Babita Jha, who was riding a separate two-wheeler alongside him, said she was in "a state of shock and horror" after the accident and could not note do...