Mohali, April 20 -- In a 2024 fatal road accident case, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Mohali, has awarded Rs.45.27 lakh as compensation, granting a 10% share to the deceased's wife even though she had been living separately after the death of her husband and was made a respondent in the case.

The tribunal noted that the wife, Mala, had left her two minor daughters with the deceased's parents after his death and did not contest the proceedings. She was arrayed as a respondent in the claim petition filed by the victim's mother, Anar Kali. During the hearing, it emerged that the children had since been brought up by their grandparents, and a custody dispute existed between the two sides.

Despite recording that the wife had lef...