JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the award and decree dated 09.03.2021 made in M.C.O.P.No. 213 of 2019 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (II Additional District Court), Vellore @ Ranipet.)

1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant Insurance Company, challenging the impugned award dated 09.03.2021 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, II Additional District Court, Vellore at Ranipet in M.C.O.P. No. of 213 of 2019.

2. The appellant Insurance Company has challenged the impugned award questioning the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal. They have not questioned the liability to pay compensation.

3. The Tribunal under the impugned award directed the appellant Insurance Company to pay the respondents/claimants, the compensation at Rs.58,58,840/- (Rupees Fifty Eight Lakhs Fifty Eight Thousand Eight Forty only) together with interest and costs as detailed hereunder: