Mohandas vs Sivasankaran Advocate - Santhoshkumar.K.R — 100774/2024

Case Summary: Mohandas v. Sivasankaran & National Insurance Co. Ltd. (OP(MV) 774/2024) The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal awarded ₹9,90,601 to petitioner Mohandas, the 67-year-old husband of deceased Nalini, who died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on March 2-3, 2024. The tribunal found the autorickshaw driver (first respondent) guilty of rash and negligent driving based on the police final report, establishing liability under the Motor Vehicles Act. The tribunal rejected the petitioner's claim of ₹15,00,000, instead awarding compensation broken down as: ₹7,83,000 for loss of dependency (calculated using notional income and multiplier method), ₹48,400 for loss of consortium, ₹20,000 each for funeral expenses and loss of estate, ₹15,000 for pain and suffering, and ₹93,701 for medical expenses plus ₹8,500 for ambulance charges. The insurer (second respondent) was directed to pay the full amount with 8% annual interest from the petition filing date. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.