Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (RJP)
Puttur, Feb 16: Civil Court here, ordered an Insurance Company to pay a compensation of Rs 97 lac to the family of an accident victim.
The victim, Govinda Prasad was a lecturer and died in a bike accident on October 15, 2012. The family of Govinda Prasad had moved to the court with a demand of Rs 1 crore as compensation from the insurance company. The court which heard the case, asked for a compensation of Rs 97,95000 to be paid to the family of the deceased.
The court said it considered the qualification of the victim, his salary, likely salary hike during his career, the number of dependants, and probable pension amount after retirement and decided on the amount for compensation.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje had pursued the case on behalf of the victim’s family.