JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 29.10.2011 made in M.C.O.P.No.1113 of 2009 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dharmapuri.)

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed against the judgment and decree dated 29.10.2011 made in M.C.O.P.No.1113 of 2009 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dharmapuri.

2. The appellant/claimant filed M.C.O.P.No.1113 of 2009 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, The Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dharmapuri, claiming a sum of Rs.10,00,000/-, as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the accident that took place on 16.10.2009.

3. The Tribunal considering the pleadings, oral and documentary evidence, held that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving by the driver of the 1st respondent's vehicle and directed the respondents 1 and 2/owner of the vehicle and Insurance Company to pay a sum of Rs.4,15,550/-, jointly and se