JUDGMENT

(Common Prayer: These Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 20.11.2019, made in M.C.O.P. No.20 of 2009, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal) Gingee.)

Common Judgment:

V.M. Velumani, J.

1. C.M.A.No.1632 of 2021 has been filed by the appellant-Insurance Company questioning the quantum of compensation granted by the Tribunal in the judgment and decree dated 20.11.2019, made in M.C.O.P. No.20 of 2009, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal) Gingee. C.M.A.No.1386 of 2022 has been filed by the appellant-claimant seeking enhancement of the compensation granted by the Tribunal in the said award.

2. Both the appeals arise out of the same accident and same award and hence, disposed of by this common judgment.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their rank in the claim petition.

4. The claimant, represented by his mother viz., Sivakami, filed M.C.O.P. No.20 of 2009, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal) Gingee, claiming a sum of Rs.40,00,000/- as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the acci