A petitioner, Shek Beevi of MGR Nagar in Dindigul, approached the small causes court seeking compensation for the loss of her husband, Meera Maideen, who died in an accident.
The Court of Small Causes at the Madras High Court has ordered United India Insurance Co. Ltd. to pay ₹23.38 lakh in compensation to the wife of a deceased accident victim. Shek Beevi, a resident of MGR Nagar in Dindigul, filed the petition seeking compensation for her husband, Meera Maideen, who died in a road accident.
The case was heard by Third Judge K. Jyothi. According to the petitioner’s counsel, Meera Maideen was a pillion rider when the accident occurred on June 2, 2013, on 100 Feet Road in Ashok Nagar, Chennai. The first respondent, E. Rajarajan from Ashok Nagar, was allegedly driving the bike negligently and violating traffic rules.
Rajarajan was absent during the proceedings and was declared ex parte. The second respondent contested the claims, asserting that the allegations were false and baseless. After considering both sides, the judge ruled in favor of the petitioner and ordered the second respondent to pay ₹23,38,000 as compensation to the victim’s wife.