JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, against the Decree and Judgement dated 08.08.2012 made in M.C.O.P.No.255 of 2008 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, II Additional District Judge, Tiruvallur at Poonamallee.

Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, against the Decree and Judgement dated 08.08.2012 made in M.C.O.P.No.256 of 2008 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, II Additional District Judge, Tiruvallur at Poonamallee.)

Common Judgement

1.The two appeals emanate from a single accident involving the rider and the pillion rider of TVS Star two wheeler bearing registration No.TN 20 AB 9054. Though a common Judgement is being pronounced, the facts of each case is herein below extracted separately.

C.M.A.No.626 of 2017:

2. C.M.A.No.626 of 2017 is filed challenging the order passed in M.C.O.P.No.255 of 2008. This petition is filed by the legal representatives of one Mugunthan, who was 27 years old at the time of his death and was working as a Tiles Fitter Mason. Originally this claim petition was filed under Section 163 A of the Motor Vehicles Act, hereinafter