V. M. VELUMANI, T. V. THAMILSELVI
Manager, M/s. IFFCO – TOKIO General Insurance Company Limited, Chennai – Appellant
Versus
Loganayagi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 29.11.2019, made in M.C.O.P.No.298 of 2013, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Additional District Court - Fast Track Court, Kanchipuram.)
V.M. Velumani, J.
1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant / Insurance Company against the judgment and decree dated 29.11.2019, made in M.C.O.P.No.298 of 2013, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Additional District Court - Fast Track Court, Kanchipuram.
2. The appellant is the 2nd respondent in M.C.O.P.No.298 of 2013, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Additional District Court - Fast Track Court, Kanchipuram. The respondents 1 to 4 / claimants filed the said claim petition, claiming a sum of Rs.10,00,000/- as compensation for the death of one Kamalakannan, who died in the accident that took place on 04.04.2013.
3. According to the respondents 1 to 4, on 04.04.2013 at about 08.30 p.m., while the deceased Kamalakannan was proceeding in the motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN 21 AB 1396 from Kilambi to Kanchipuram, near Fashion Company
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