T. MATHIVANAN, J.

Impugning the award, dated 10.12.2014 and made in the Motor Accident Claim Petition in M.C.O.P.No.197 of 2012, the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram Division – II), who is the respondent herein, has preferred this civil miscellaneous appeal.

2. Heard Mr. P. Paramasivadoss, learned Standing Counsel for the appellant/Transport Corporation.

3. When the appeal came up for admission, based on the nature of the claim as well as on the submissions made by the learned Standing Counsel for the appellant/Transport Corporation, we have made up our mind to dispose of this appeal at the stage of admission itself.

4. The respondents 1 to 5 being the wife, minor children and parents of the victim Mahendran, have filed a claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.197 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (I Additional District Court), Vellore, claiming a sum of Rs.13.00 lakhs towards the loss due to the death of the victim in a road traffic accident.

5. It is manifested from the records that on 23.10.2011 at about 12.00 noon, opposite to Lakshmi Theatre at