JUDGMENT

(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the award and decree order passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – VI Additional District Judge, Madurai, in M.C.O.P.No. 1222 of 2017, dated 20.08.2019.)

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – VI Additional District Judge, Madurai, in M.C.O.P.No.1222 of 2017, dated 20.08.2019. The appellants herein are the claimants and the respondent herein is the respondent in the original M.C.O.P. Petition.

2. A brief substance of the petition, in M.C.O.P.No.1222 of 2017 , is as follows:-

On 05.05.2017, at about 9.00 am., when the deceased-Karthic was travelling in a bus bearing Registration No.TN-57-N-2320, the driver drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a stationed lorry bearing Registration No.TN-59-AR-8889. The deceased sustained multiple injuries and he died. The petitioners are his dependants and they claim a sum of Rs.16,00,000/- as compensation.

3. A brief substance of the counter filed by the respondent, in M.C.O.P.No. 1222 of 2017, is as follows:-