Thiruvananthapuram: A 52-year-old accident survivor has been awarded a compensation of Rs 2.63 crore by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal here. This is the largest individual compensation to be granted in an accident case in Kerala.
N S Harikumar, the resident of Sobha Bhavan at Vellakkadavu, was paralysed and lost his speech after a car hit his bike from behind around noon on July 20, 2014 on the Kowdiar–Vellayambalam road in Thiruvananthapuram city. He was an employee of the technical division of English Indian Clays at Veli. Harikumar can sit on a chair now but cannot speak yet.
A case was registered on March 25, 2015 for a compensation of Rs 1.99 crore. The final amount in the verdict pronounced by Judge K E Salih includes 3% interest over the years, Rs 3 lakh court fee and Rs 17 lakh lawyer fee.
The Tribunal order also asks the car insurer ICICI Lombard to make the payment to it within a month.
