JUDGMENT :

The matter is heard through “Video Conferencing/Hybrid mode”.

2. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed to set aside the award dated 24.01.2019 made in M.C.O.P.No.3806 of 2015 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Principal Sub Court, Cuddalore.

3. The appellant is the respondent in M.C.O.P.No.3806 of 2015 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Principal Sub Court, Cuddalore. The respondent filed the above said claim petition claiming a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the accident that took place on 03.10.2015.

4. According to respondent, on 03.10.2015 at about 11.20 A.M., while he was riding the motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN 31 AE 6365 from East to West on the extreme left side of the Anguchettypalayam – Salem Main Road, near SVM Pawn Broker shop, the driver of the bearing Registration No.TN 23 N 2216 belonging to appellant-Transport Corporation, drove the same in a rash and negligent manner from the opposite direction, dashed against the motorcycle driven by the respondent and caused the accident. In the accident, the respondent sustained grievous injuries and fractures all over the body