JUDGMENT :

(R. Sakthivel, J.) :

(Prayer : Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the Award passed in M.C.O.P.No.243 of 2019 dated 04.03.2021 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (II Additional District Judge), Vellore @ Ranipet.)

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the Award passed in M.C.O.P.No.244 of 2019 dated 04.03.2021 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (II Additional District Judge), Vellore @ Ranipet.)

Feeling aggrieved with the Common Award dated March 4, 2021 passed in M.C.O.P.Nos.243 and 244 of 2019 by the 'Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (II Additional District Court) Vellore @ Ranipet' [henceforth 'Tribunal' for brevity] the second respondent – Insurance Company has preferred these Civil Miscellaneous Appeals.

2. For the sake of convenience, henceforth the parties will be referred to as per their array before the Tribunal i.e., 'appellant' will be referred to as 'second respondent – Insurance Company'; 'first respondent in CMA No.955 of 2022 namely P.Balasubramanian' will be referred to as 'first petitioner'; 'first respondent in C