NEW DELHI, Oct. 31 -- A Delhi court awarded a compensation of Rs.36 lakh to the family of Anjali, three years after the 20-year-old was hit by a car and dragged for around 13 kilometres, killing her.

The Motor Accident Compensation Tribunal of Rohini Courts, in its judgment on October 27, observed that her death was caused by rash and negligent conduct of the accused driver.

Judge Vikram, in a 17-page order, said, ".from the evidence which has come on record, it is held that the rashness and negligence on the part of driver of the offending vehicle, which is clearly visible as such, was responsible not only for this accident, but also for everything that followed thereafter".

The incident took place on the intervening night of December...