JUDGMENT :

R. Sakthivel, J.

[PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, praying to set aside the award dated 20.02.2018 in M.A.C.T.O.P.No.215 of 2016 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal / II Additional District Judge, Puducherry.]

Dissatisfied with the Award dated February 20, 2018, passed by the 'Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal / II Additional District Judge, Puducherry' [henceforth 'Tribunal'] in M.A.C.T.O.P.No.215 of 2016, the petitioners therein have filed this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal praying to enhance the award amount awarded by the Tribunal.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein will be referred to as per their rank before the Tribunal.

Petitioners' case

3. On January 17, 2016, at about 08.45 p.m., the first petitioner's son namely Murali, was travelling as a pillion rider in the Hero Honda Passion Pro motorcycle bearing Registration No.PY-01-CG-1955 driven by one Ajith from Manaveli Road, Ariyankuppam Police Station, Puducherry. While they were crossing the Puducherry to Cuddalore Main Road from east to west direction, the first respondent's Yamaha Ray motorcycle bearing Registration No.PY-01-CJ-5976