Chandigarh, Nov. 5 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded Rs.15.63 lakh in compensation, along with annual interest at 7.5%, to a couple after their petition in connection with a road accident was partly allowed. The claim petition, filed by Lata Devi and her husband, Bal Mukand, residents of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh, was submitted in 2021 following the death of their 23-year-old son, Neeraj Kumar, in an accident that occurred on July 4, 2020. Neeraj was travelling as a co-driver with Ved Parkash Sharma in a canter while transporting a consignment from Nagpur to Srinagar. The accident took place around 5:30 pm near the turning point of Kotputli city in Rajasthan. According to the claim petition, the canter collided with the rear of a truck-trailer, which had allegedly applied its brakes suddenly. Neeraj suffered multiple injuries, including a grievous head injury, and died on the spot. An FIR was registered against the truck-trailer driver under Sections 279 and 304-A of the IPC at Kotputli police station. The respondents, including the drivers, the truck-trailer owner, and two insurance companies, denied the allegations....