Panchkula, Nov. 10 -- The family of a 25-year-old motorcyclist, who was killed in a road accident in March this year, has been awarded a total compensation of Rs.17 lakh by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in Panchkula. The claim petition was filed in April by the deceased's parents, Karamjit Kaur, 42, and Avtar Singh, 58, residents of Mankiya village, Ramgarh. On March 12, the deceased, Sarvjeet Singh, a carpenter posted at the state crime branch, Police Lines, Sector 25, was travelling on his motorcycle towards Police Lines, Moginand village, Sector 25. Around 11.50 am, near the overbridge opposite Funcity, Ramgarh village, a tipper truck, with a Haryana registration, allegedly driven rashly and negligently by Sher Ali, struck his motorcycle from behind. Singh fell onto the road, and the tipper ran over him, causing multiple grievous injuries. He was rushed to the civil hospital in Sector 6, where he was declared dead. An FIR was subsequently registered against driver Sher Ali at the Chandimandir police station under Sections 106 and 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The respondents in the case were the driver, Sher Ali, the tipper's owner, Anil Kumar of Barwala, and the insurer of the vehicle, Oriental Insurance Co Ltd. Both the driver and the owner, in their joint written statement, denied the vehicle's involvement and claimed the petitioners had fabricated the story. The insurance company similarly disputed that the accident was caused by rash and negligent driving. However, the tribunal, relying on the deposition of an eyewitness, established the driver's negligence and the involvement of the offending vehicle. In its order dated November 6, the tribunal directed the driver, owner and insurance company to jointly and severally pay the full compensation. The petitioners are alsoentitled to 6% per annum interest on the compensation amount from the date of filing the claim petition until full payment is realised....