Mohali, March 25 -- Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Mohali has awarded Rs.41.69 Lakh to 58-year-old farmer, Amarjit Singh, a resident of Mastgarh village, who lost his right leg below the knee in a road accident near the Mullanpur Air Force Station in 2020.

The tribunal held that the crash was caused by the rash and negligent driving of the scooter rider with whom Singh was going as a pillion. It rejected the rider's claim that the vehicle had toppled only because a stray cow suddenly appeared on the road and noted that although it may have been the case but the driver's failure to maintain control clearly amounted to negligence.

The court also observed that the driver avoided entering the witness box, creating an adverse inference ag...