JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree made in M.C.O.P.No.274 of 2012, dated 18.09.2012 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – IV Additional District Court, Tirunelveli.

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree made in M.C.O.P.No.275 of 2012, dated 18.09.2012 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – IV Additional District Court, Tirunelveli.)

1. C.M.A.(MD)No.719 of 2014 is filed against the award, dated 18.09.2012, in M.C.O.P.No.274 of 2012, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – IV Additional District Court, Tirunelveli.

2. C.M.A.(MD)No.720 of 2014 is filed against the award, dated 18.09.2012, in M.C.O.P.No.275 of 2012, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – IV Additional District Court, Tirunelveli.

3. The appellants in both the appeals herein are the claimants, the respondents herein are the respondents in the original claim petitions. Since both the M.C.O.P.Nos.274 of 2012 and 275 of 2012 were filed before the IV Additional District Court, Tirunelveli, clai