These Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are filed by the Insurance Company and the claimants respectively against the Judgment and Decree dated 24.04.2008 made in MCOP.No.4497/2003 by the learned Additional District Judge, MACT, FTC-IV, Chennai.

2. By the impugned award, the Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.4,50,000/-as total compensation with interest at 7.5 per cent p.a. from the date of the claim petition till the date of realization to the claimants, who are the parents of the deceased A. Santhana Don Bosco, who died in the motor accident that had occurred on 22.7.2003. In their respective appeals, the claimants seeks for enhancement of compensation, whereas the Insurance Company prays for reduction of compensation.

3. In the claim petition, it is averred that the deceased was 23 years old and was working as an Outdoor Salesman (Marketing) at K.Mart Food Stuff Trading Co., Dubai and had come down to India. Thereafter, he was working as a Sales Executive, Dynavision Associates, Chennai on temporary basis awaiting assignment at Dubai. According to the claimants, he was drawing a monthly salary of Rs.2750/-Dhs equivalent to Rs.28,000/- On the date of the accident, he was worki