JUDGMENT :

Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup, J.

Common Prayer: These Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the order and decree dated 07.02.2019 in M.C.O.P.No.2692 of 2013 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, II Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

1. C.M.A.No.158 of 2021 is filed by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation against the award dated 07.02.2019 made in M.C.O.P.No.2692 of 2013 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, II Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

2. C.M.A.No.3354 of 2019 is filed by the claimant for enhancement of compensation granted by the award dated 07.02.2019 made in M.C.O.P.No.2692 of 2013 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, II Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

3. Since both the appeals arise out of the same accident and award, they are taken up together and being disposed of by this common judgment. The parties are referred to as per their ranks in the claim petition for the sake of convenience.

4. The claimant filed a claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.2692 of 2013 on the file of