JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 07.03.2020, made in M.C.O.P. No.281 of 2009, on the file of the Principal Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Chengalpattu.)

V.M. Velumani, J.

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant- Insurance Company against the judgment and decree dated 07.03.2020, made in M.C.O.P. No.281 of 2009, on the file of the Principal Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Chengalpattu.

2. The appellant is the 2nd respondent in M.C.O.P. No.281 of 2009, on the file of the Principal Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Chengalpattu. The respondents 2 to 5 along with the deceased Sagunthala filed the said claim petition, claiming a sum of Rs.20,00,000/- as compensation for the death of one S.Venkatesan, who died in the accident that took place on 11.05.2009.

3. According to the respondents 2 to 5, on the date of accident, at about 6.45 p.m, when the deceased S.Venkatesan was riding his Motorcycle bearing Reg