India, Nov. 26 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Pune has awarded around Rs.19 crore in compensation to the family of a 41-year-old Mumbai businessman who was killed in a 2012 accident on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in Maharashtra. The Tribunal granted a principal compensation of 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 by Tribunal chairman Mahendra K. Mahajan, held the truck driver solely responsible for the accident that killed Rajiv Vinod Shah, a businessman from Vile Parle. ...