JUDGMENT

(Prayer:This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and award made in M.C.O.P.No.131 of 2011, dated 12.02.2013, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – Principal Sub Court, Kumbakonam.)

1.This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed against the award made in M.C.O.P.No.131 of 2011, dated 12.02.2013, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – Principal Sub Court, Kumbakonam. The appellant herein is the third respondent, the first respondent herein is the claimant and the respondent s 2 & 3 herein are the respondents 1 & 2 in the original M.C.O.P. Petition.

2. A brief substance of the petition, in M.C.O.P.No.131 of 2011, is as follows:-

On 06.09.2010, when the second petitioner - Muralidharan and his son Hariharan travelled in the Cabin of a TATA Ace vehicle bearing Registration No.TN-68-B-2092, a bus bearing Registration No.TN-49-N-1550, came in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against the mini Van. The second petitioner and the deceased sustained injuries. The petitioner sustained grievous injuries, he was admitted in K.S.Hospital and then, he was admitted in Anbu Hosp