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R. THARANI
Through its The Managing Director Dindigul – Appellant
Versus
M. Selvan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
(Prayer: This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the judgment and decree in M.C.O.P.No.124 of 2016 dated 04.08.2018 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Additional District and Sessions Judge), Theni camp at Periyakulam.)
1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed against the award passed in M.C.O.P.No.124 of 2016 dated 04.08.2018, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Additional District and Sessions Judge, Theni camp at Periyakulam.
2. The appellant herein is the respondent and the respondent herein is the petitioner in the claim petition. The respondent herein has filed a claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.124 of 2016, claiming compensation for the injuries sustained by the claimant, in an accident that took place on 19.11.2015. The Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.22,54,000/- (Rupees Twenty Two Lakhs and Fifty Four Thousand only) as compensation. Against which, the appellant has preferred this appeal.
3. Brief substance of the claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.124 of 2016 is as follows:
On 19.11.2015, at about 09.15 a.m., when the petitioner was walking along the edge of Theni
The main legal point established in the judgment is the assessment of liability and compensation in a motor vehicle accident claim under the Motor Vehicles Act.
The court's decision was influenced by the Motor Vehicles Act, which governed the liability and compensation for the accident.
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The court considered the principles of negligence and contributory negligence in determining the compensation amount for the claimant's injuries.
The main legal point established is the determination of negligence, proof of disability, and calculation of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the assessment of negligence, disability, and loss of income in determining compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act.
The court affirmed that negligence was properly attributed to the bus driver and upheld the compensation awarded for injury, emphasizing the proper application of the multiplier method.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the duty of the Tribunal to award reasonable and just compensation under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the limitations on claimi....
The court applied the multiplier method and considered the percentage of disability to calculate the compensation amount, highlighting the principles established in the 2021-1-TNMAC-404(SC) judgment.
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