India, Nov. 27 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has awarded Rs.19.20 crore in compensation to the family of a Mumbai businessman who died in a 2012 accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. The Tribunal granted a principal compensation of Rs.10,95,99,579 ( Rs.10.95 crore).

With 7.5% annual interest added from March 1, 2016, to November 13, 2025 - a period of nearly nine years and eight months - the total amount rose to Rs.19.20 crore, almost double the original award due to the long pendency of the case.

The judgment, delivered on November 13, 2025, by Tribunal Chairman Mahendra K. Mahajan, held the truck driver solely responsible for the accident that killed Rajiv Vinod Shah, 41, a businessman from Vile Parle.

Shah w...