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R. SUBBIAH, C. SARAVANAN
Branch Office, M/s. IFFCO TOKIO General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
S. Vajravelan – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(R. Subbiah, J.)
(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the award and decree dated 22.04.2019 made in MCOP.No.585 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Judge (MACT), Krishnagiri.)
This appeal is heard through Video Conferencing.
2. This appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company as against the award dated 22.04.2019, passed in MCOP No.585 of 2017 by the Special Sub Judge/Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Krishnagiri, questioning the findings rendered by the Tribunal in fixing the liability on the part of the Insurance Company to pay the compensation to the claimant by indemnifying the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per the rankings before the Tribunal.
4. The first respondent is the claimant before the Tribunal and the second respondent is the owner of the insured vehicle. It is the case of the claimant before the Tribunal that, on 29.06.2014, he was driving the Car bearing Registration No.TN-24-L-4555 from R
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