JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree, made in M.C.O.P.No.20 of 2012, dated 10.07.2015, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Sub Court, Sivakasi.)

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed against the award madein M.C.O.P.No.20 of 2012, dated 10.07.2015, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Sub Court, Sivakasi. The appellant herein is the second respondent, the first respondent herein is the claimant and the second respondent herein is the first respondent in the original M.C.O.P. Petition.

2. A brief substance of the petition, in M.C.O.P.No.20 of 2012, is as follows:-

On 21.08.2011, when the petitioner was riding his bicycle, a TATA Ace vehicle bearing Registration No.TN-67-L-5931 driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, dashed against the petitioner. The petitioner sustained head injuries. The petitioner claimed a sum of Rs.30,00,000/- as compensation.

3. A brief substance of the counter filed by the second respondent,