Panchkula, Nov. 16 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Panchkula has awarded a total compensation of Rs.72.33 lakh in two separate petitions arising from a single road accident that took place in December last year. The tribunal pronounced the orders on November 13.

The first petition was filed by Shabnam, wife of the deceased Firoz Khan, 25, along with their one-month-old son and in-laws, all residents of Yamunanagar. The second petition was filed by Khushwant Singh, 37, also from Yamunanagar, who was injured in the same accident.

The respondents in both cases were Ashmi Ram Bhasker, the car's driver-cum-owner from Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, and New India Assurance Company Limited, the vehicle's insurer.

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