India, Oct. 30 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Pune, has awarded Rs.61.33 lakh, with 7% annual interest, to a 41-year-old bank clerk who suffered a severe spinal injury and permanent disability after a car hit her two-wheeler in Sadashiv Peth on November 1, 2021.

In its October 27, 2026, judgment, tribunal member SR Agrawal held that the accident occurred due to the negligent driving of the car while crossing the road. The tribunal rejected the insurance company's argument that the woman was riding at excessive speed and had caused the collision.

Vaishali Kisan Adsul, an employee of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank, was riding a two-wheeler towards her workplace on Bajirao Road when the accident occurred near Vishnu Chowk. She ...