JUDGMENT :

Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 07.07.2020, made in M.C.O.P. No.252 of 2014, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Sankagiri.

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant- Insurance Company challenging the quantum of compensation granted by the Tribunal in award dated 07.07.2020, made in M.C.O.P. No.252 of 2014, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Sankagiri.

2. The appellant is the 2nd respondent in M.C.O.P. No.252 of 2014, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Sankagiri. The 1st respondent/claimant filed the said claim petition, claiming a sum of Rs.25,00,000/- as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the accident that took place on 29.03.2013.

3. According to the 1st respondent, on the date of accident, he was riding as a pillion rider in a Motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN-52-Z-7614 belonging to the 2nd respondent, with his friend one Mukilan in the ex