The Bombay High Court recently directed the Thane Municipal Transport (TMT) undertaking to pay Rs 41.31 lakh to a victim who was rendered paraplegic in a major bus accident in Thane nearly seven years ago. More than 30 people had died in the accident.
The man, Shaikh Farooq Gaouse,was 33 when the accident took place. The accident left him permanently disabled and he lost his livelihood. Earlier,Gaouse ran a mobile repairing shop on Mira Road. He had engaged two employees in his shop.
In 2008,a motor accident tribunal awarded him compensation of Rs 10.61 lakh. Gaouse later approached High Court seeking enhancement of compensation. He had claimed over Rs 65 lakh from the authority.