JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 25.01.2019, made in M.C.O.P. No.136 of 2014, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Arakkonam.)

V.M. Velumani, J.

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant- Insurance Company against the judgment and decree dated 25.01.2019, made in M.C.O.P. No.136 of 2014, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Arakkonam.

2. The appellant is the 2nd respondent in M.C.O.P. No.136 of 2014, on the file of the Sub Court, (Motor Accident Claims Tribunal), Arakkonam. The 1st respondent/claimant filed the said claim petition, claiming a sum of Rs.30,00,000/- as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the accident that took place on 04.07.2013.

3. According to the 1st respondent, on the date of accident, at about 10.00 p.m, when he was riding as a pillion rider in a Motorcycle, the driver of the Eicher Mini Lorry bearing Registration No.TN-73-A-3789 owned by the 2nd respondent, drove the same in a rash and negligent manner and hit behind the Motorcycle and caused the accident. In the a