JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree dated 27.04.2016 made in M.C.O.P.No.48 of 2015 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal / Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Perambalur.)

1. This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed by the Insurance Company against the judgment and decree dated 27.04.2016 passed in MCOP No.48 of 2015 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal / Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Perambalur, questioning the quantum of compensation awarded by the said Tribunal.

2. The parties herein are referred to as per their ranking before the Tribunal.

3. The claimant filed claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for the injuries sustained by her in a road traffic accident that occurred on 11.10.2024.

4. The Tribunal, upon consideration of the oral and documentary evidence passed an award for a sum of Rs.9,93,158/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the petition, fastening liability on the Insurance Company