JUDGMENT :

V.M. VELUMANI, J.

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

2. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed to set aside the award dated 31.08.2017 made in M.C.O.P. No. 827 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Principal District Court, Namakkal.

3. The appellant is the 2nd respondent in M.C.O.P. No. 827 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Principal District Court, Namakkal. The respondents 1 to 5 filed the said claim petition claiming a sum of Rs. 10,00,000/- as compensation for the death of one Jagadeesan, who died in the accident that took place on 26.08.2012.

4. According to respondents 1 to 5, on 26.08.2012 at about 01.10 A.M. while the deceased Jagadeesan was walking on the Tiruchengode-Namakkal Road, near Wine Shop opposite, Kumaramankalam, the rider of the motorcycle bearing Registration No. TN-34L-8865, drove the motorcycle in a rash and negligent manner, dashed on the backside of the said Jagadeesan and caused the accident. In the accident, the said Jagadeesan sustained fatal injuries and died on the spot. Therefore, the respondents filed the above said claim petition claiming a sum of Rs. 10,00,