Chandigarh, Sept. 12 -- A 30-year old chartered accountant (CA), who suffered permanent disability in her left hand after her car was hit by another vehicle in 2022, has been awarded Rs.47 lakh along with 9% annual interest by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Chandigarh.

Presiding officer Amit Kumar Grover, in an award dated September 3, 2026, held the driver of the offending Mahindra Mobilio responsible for the accident, finding that it was caused by his rash and negligent driving.

According to the order, victim Neha Garg was travelling from Zirakpur to Moga with her husband, mother-in-law and father-in-law on June 8, 2022. At around 7.30 am, while they were on the GT Road within the jurisdiction of Sadar Khanna police statio...