The tribunal directed New India Assurance Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending bus, to pay Rs 12,69,034 to the victim, who was hit by the vehicle while crossing the road in 2010. (Representational Image)
A 24-year-old woman constable with the CISF who suffered permanent disability after being hit by a rashly-driven bus has been awarded a compensation of over Rs 12 lakh by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) in New Delhi.
The tribunal directed New India Assurance Insurance Company Ltd, insurer of the offending bus, to pay Rs 12,69,034 to the victim, who was hit by the vehicle while crossing the road in 2010.
MACT Presiding Officer Kiran Bansal, while deciding the petition in favour of Sunita Kumari, noted that her promotion was due in 2012 but she could not get it due to 41 per cent permanent disability suffered by her in the accident.
According to the petition, on the night of November 26, 2010, Ms Kumari was coming from Pragati Maidan in New Delhi to her hostel in Shastri Park, when the rashly-driven bus hit her.
Due to the impact, she fell on the road and sustained multiple fractures, it said, adding she remained admitted in hospital for three months and could not perform her duty for eight months.
"She was a constable in CISF and for further promotion, medical fitness is required. In all the 'forces' including Delhi Police, if a person is physically fit, certainly he will get the promotion as per the service rules.
"The woman received 41 per cent permanent disability on left leg. She is continuing in the same service, however, due to the disability received, certainly she will not get further promotion," the tribunal noted.
During the proceedings, the driver of the bus denied the contents of the petition and the insurance company admitted that the insurance policy of the offending bus was valid.