1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been preferred against the judgment and decree of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Principal District Judge), Thiruvallur dated 29.03.2011 made in M.C.O.P.No.240 of 2008 on the file of the said Tribunal.

2. The appellants herein, being the wife and daughters of one Subramani, who died in an accident that took place at about 14.00 hours on 21.04.2007 near Murukkampattu Village on the Tiruttani-Thirupathi High Road, involving the motorcycle belonging to the first respondent herein bearing Registration No.TN02-AA-5951, made a claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal against the first respondent (owner) and the second respondent herein (insurer), claiming a sum of Rs.9,00,000/- as compensation. The said claim was made based on their contention that while the deceased was proceeding in his TVS Champ Moped bearing Registration No.TN20-B-6257, the motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN02-AA-5951 belonging to the first respondent came from behind at a high speed and hit the deceased due to the rash and negligent riding of the said motorcycle by its rider and that the said impact resulted in fatal injuries leading to the death of the