JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 10.12.2019, made in M.C.O.P. No.2241 of 2016, on the file of the Special Sub Court No.1, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Salem.)

V.M. Velumani, J.

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant- Insurance Company against the judgment and decree dated 10.12.2019, made in M.C.O.P. No.2241 of 2016, on the file of the Special Sub Court No.1, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Salem.

2. The appellant is the 2nd respondent in M.C.O.P. No.2241 of 2016, on the file of the Special Sub Court No.1, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Salem. The 1st respondent/claimant filed the said claim petition, claiming a sum of Rs.25,00,000/- as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the accident that took place on 10.07.2016.

3. According to the 1st respondent, on the date of accident, at about 9.30 a.m, when he was riding as a pillion rider in a Motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN-39-BC-0724 owned by the 2nd respondent, on the Tharapuram to Sangarandampalayam road, near Alampalayam Alangkattu Thottam, the rider of the Motorcycle rode