JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the fair and decreetal order dated 01.03.2018 in M.C.O.P.No.82 of 2013 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Additional Sub Court, Tenkasi.)

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed against the award passed in M.C.O.P.No.82 of 2013 dated 01.03.2018, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal/Additional Sub Judge, Tenkasi.

2. The appellant herein is the claimant and the respondent herein is the respondent in the claim petition. The appellant has filed a claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.82 of 2013, claiming compensation for the damages caused to the petitioner's vehicle, in an accident that took place on 18.09.2011. The Tribunal has dismissed the appeal. Against which, the appellant has preferred this appeal.

3. A brief substance of the claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.82 of 2013 is as follows:

On 18.09.2011, the car of the petitioner Hyundai I20 bearing registration No.TN-7-J-8989 was involved in an accident and was damaged. The vehicle was insured with respondent. The vehicle was surveyed and the surveyor report was sent to the respondent. The pet