JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the Judgment and Decree dated 08.01.2014 made in M.C.O.P.No.2243 of 2011 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court-II, Chennai.)

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the claimant in M.C.O.P.No.2243 of 2011, for enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Judge-III, Chennai, dated 08.01.2014, wherein the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs.4,35,000/- as compensation with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of numbering of Claim Petition till the date of realization.

2.The parties are referred to hereunder according to status and ranking before the Trial Court.

3.According to the claimant, on 17.01.2011 at about 14.00 hrs, while the petitioner was riding his mototcycle bearing registration No.TN 07 BB 2900 at C.T.H.Road, from West to East direction, opposite to Kavarapalayam Pioneer broiler chicken shop at Chennai, a goods lorry bearing registration No.TN