JUDGMENT :

Prayer : Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 09.01.2013 made in M.C.O.P.No.3086 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, IV Court Small Causes, Chennai.

Cross Objectors file this memorandum of cross objections under Rule 22 of Order 41 of the Code of Civil Procedure 1908 pleased to enhance the compensation from Rs.12,48,800/- to Rs.25,00,000/- with higher rate of interest andcosts.

1. The above Civil Miscellaneous Appeal and Cross Objection are filed against the judgment and decree dated 09.01.2013 made in M.C.O.P.No.3086 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, IV Court Small Causes, Chennai.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to hereunder according to their litigative status before the Tribunal.

3. The case of the petitioner is that on 26.05.2010 at about 4.00 hours, while the petitioner was travelling as passenger in the respondent Corporation bus bearing Registration No.TN-21-N-1141 from Thindivanam to Chennai, while going nea