KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J.

1. Aggrieved over the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Subordinate Judge, Perundurai in MCOP. No. 138 of 2014 dated 08.12.2015, the appellant herein, who is the petitioner in the above said MCOP, has filed this Appeal.

2. Heard Mr. K.J.Sivakumar, the learned counsel for the appellant and Mr.Anudattan, the learned counsel for the first respondent.

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:-

On 15.08.2014 at 7:20 p.m., the petitioner was walking on the Kunnathur Four Road to Perundurai. While he was coming near Murugan Tea stall from East-West, the bus bearing Registration No.TN 33 N 1731 which came from South-North in a rash and negligent manner dashed against the petitioner. The petitioner sustained injuries all over his body and he was immediately admitted in the KMCH Hospital, Perundurai. Then, he was shifted to Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore. The accident took place only due to the rash and negligent driving of the first respondent bus driver. Hence the Perundurai Police registered a case in Crime No.396 of 2014 under Sections 279