JUDGMENT :

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been directed as against the impugned award passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, the Additional District Judge and Special Judge for Essential Commodities Act, Salem in M.C.O.P.No.1540 of 2009 dated 15.06.2011 awarding a sum of Rs.3,89,000/- as against the claim of Rs.15,00,000/- for the loss of life of the deceased aged about 37 years at the time of accident on 19.08.2009. Being not satisfied with the quantum of the award granted by the learned Tribunal, the claimants who are the wife, daughter and mother of the deceased have come forward with the present appeal.

2. The learned counsel for the appellants/claimants claimed that the award granted by the learned Tribunal is meagre. He would contend that the Tribunal having observed that the deceased aged about 37 years had died in the accident on 19.08.2009 at about 17.30 hours while he was riding the motorcycle. Due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle by the driver of the trailer lorry which was insured with the 2nd respondent/Insurance Company, h