India, April 4 -- A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has awarded Rs.27.85 lakh in compensation to a 24-year-old engineering graduate who suffered permanent disability after a truck rammed his motorcycle near Chandani Chowk in 2022. The order was passed by MACT member B D Kulkarni on March 25, 2026 and uploaded on March 28, 2026.

The tribunal held that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the truck driver, and directed the insurer to pay the compensation with liberty to recover the amount from the vehicle owner under the 'pay and recover' principle.

As per the order, the claimant, Saurabh Rajendra Kobarne, was riding his motorcycle on October 21, 2022 at about 10.30 pm on the Mumbai-Bangalore highwa...