The Pune MACT awarded ₹61.33 lakh to a 41-year-old bank clerk left disabled after a 2021 road accident. Tribunal member SR Agrawal said the car driver was negligent in Sadashiv Peth. The compensation covers medical costs and lost earnings, with 7% annual interest from July 28, 2022, until the final payment.
PUNE: The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Pune, has awarded ₹61.33 lakh, with 7% annual interest, to a 41-year-old bank clerk who suffered a severe spinal injury and permanent disability after a car hit her two-wheeler in Sadashiv Peth on November 1, 2021.
In its October 27, 2026, judgment, tribunal member SR Agrawal held that the accident occurred due to the negligent driving of the car while crossing the road. The tribunal rejected the insurance company's argument that the woman was riding at excessive speed and had caused the collision.
Vaishali Kisan Adsul, an employee of Abhyudaya Co-operative Bank, was riding a two-wheeler towards her workplace on Bajirao Road when the accident occurred near Vishnu Chowk. She suffered a fracture of the first lumbar vertebra, spinal cord contusion and paraplegia, affecting her lower limbs. Despite surgery and treatment, she continued to require a walker.
The award includes ₹45.40 lakh for future loss of earnings, ₹8.43 lakh for medical expenses, ₹2.49 lakh for lost income during recovery, ₹2 lakh each for pain and suffering and loss of amenities, and ₹1 lakh for incidental expenses.
The tribunal held the insurer, vehicle owner and driver jointly and severally liable. It directed payment of compensation with 7% annual interest from July 28, 2022, the date the claim petition was filed, until realisation. Advocate AB Gunjal appeared for the claimant, advocate Smita Deshmukh represented the insurance firm, and advocate Gopal Bhosale appeared for the vehicle owner and driver.