1. The above appeal has been filed by the appellant / Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited against the judgment and decree dated 21.07.2010 made in M.C.O.P.No.2911 of 2002, on the file of Motor Vehicles Accidents Claims Tribunal, VI Small Causes Court, Chennai.

2. The short facts of the case are as follows:-

On 04.06.2002, at around 2.15 p.m., the petitioner was travelling on the motorcycle bearing Registration NO.TN22-H-2057 from Tambaram to Chennai. At that point of time, the respondent's bus bearing Regsitration No.TN21-N-4085, coming from the same direction and driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, hit the motorcycle. As a result, the petitioner had sustained grievous injuries. Hence, the father of the petitioner has filed the claim petition against the respondents for compensation of a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- with interest. The petitioner, being a minor, hence the father has filed the claim petition in the capacity of natural guardian.

3. The respondent / State Transport corporation has filed a counter statement and resisted the claim petition. The respondent had denied the age, income and occupation of the claimant. Actually, the rider of the m