NWKRTC bus seized by Court for failing to pay ₹34 Lakh compensation to accident victim's family
Kalaburagi: A bus belonging to the North-Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) was seized by a local court in Kalaburagi for failing to pay ₹34 lakh in compensation to the family of a road accident victim. The seizure follows a court order from the Afzalpur JMFC court, which had directed NWKRTC to compensate the family of Sharanabasu Vadangeri, who lost his life in a bus accident.
In 2021, Vadangeri, a 34-year-old resident of Chowdapur village, was fatally struck by an NWKRTC bus while it was leaving the Chikodi bus station. The court found that the bus driver's negligent and reckless driving was the primary cause of the accident and held NWKRTC responsible for Vadangeri's death.
Despite the court's ruling, NWKRTC challenged the verdict, arguing that Vadangeri was at fault. However, the court rejected this claim and reaffirmed its decision, ordering NWKRTC to pay ₹34 lakh in compensation to Vadangeri's family, along with 8% annual interest. The court gave NWKRTC a 60-day window to comply with the ruling.
NWKRTC's failure to comply with the court's order led to further legal action. On Saturday, court officials executed the court's directive by seizing a bus from the Afzalpur bus terminal, estimated to be worth ₹40 lakh. The seized bus was subsequently parked on the court premises.
The court is expected to auction the bus, with the proceeds likely to be given to Vadangeri's family as compensation for their loss.
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Puthucherry CM Rangasamy secures unassailable lead
Puducherry (PTI): Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy was on course to retain his Thattanchavady Assembly constituency as counting of votes polled in the April 9 Puducherry Assembly elections was on across the UT.
At the end of four rounds of counting, which was the last one, the CM was ahead of his TVK-backed Neyyam Makkal Kazhagam candidate E Vinayakam by 4,441
votes, gaining an unassailable lead.
The veteran leader polled 10,024 while Vinayakam polled 5583 votes. Congress' Ve Vaithilingam polled 2990 votes, bracing for the fourth place after an independent.
This constituency is an important segment which drew the attention of political parties. Rangasamy has contested from two segments-Thattanchavady and Mangalam segments.
