JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the order passed by the learned Subordinate Judge, Vedasanthur/Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in M.C.O.P.No.62 of 2013, dated 31.08.2015.)

1. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, challenging the award, dated 31.08.2015, in M.C.O.P.No.62 of 2013, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Subordinate Judge, Vedasanthur.

2. The Appellant/Insurer, who was made liable to pay compensation of Rs.30,00,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum to the claimants for the death of one Manikandan, who died consequent to an accident occurred on 28.02.2013, challenged the quantum of compensation awarded at by the tribunal. Though the Appellant/Insurer, in their memorandum of appeal, has questioned the findings of the tribunal with respect to the negligence aspect, the same was not pressed into service and the challenge is only with respect to the quantum of award granted by the tribunal.

3. During enquiry before the tribunal, the claimants have examined the first claimant and three other persons as P.W.1 to P.W.4 respectively a