Any rider is bound to be ‘exuberant’ when his girlfriend rides pillion: HC
Madurai: Any bike rider is bound to be ‘exuberant’ when his girlfriend is sitting on the pillion, said Madras high court , reducing the motor accident compensation payable to a 19-year-old motorcyclist who died in a head-on collision with a van. Gopal, 19, was riding a two-wheeler during the midnight of May 10, 2018 on Veerapandi-Vayalpatty road in Theni district. The youth was also ‘partly responsible’ for the accident as he was riding on the right side of the road and the biker’s driving licence was not marked in court, the court reasoned. The two-wheeler met with a head-on collision with the van. Rajeshwari , the pillion rider, also suffered injuries While Gopal died on the spot.
In 2021, the tribunal directed an insurance company with which the van was insured to pay a compensation of Rs25.54 lakh to the family members of the deceased. A division bench of Justice G R Swaminathan and Justice M D Sumathi observed that the deceased was a young man aged about 19 years. We quantify the contributory negligence of the deceased at 25% and the compensation shall be reduced accordingly,” the judges observed and partly allowed the appeal.
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Gopal’s parents filed a petition before the Theni Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal seeking compensation.