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R. SAKTHIVEL
Branch Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Lakshmi W/o. Late Ramesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Feeling aggrieved with the Award dated January 28, 2022 passed by the 'Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Special District Court for Motor Accident Claims Cases), Krishnagiri' ('Tribunal' for short) in M.C.O.P.No.212 of 2021, the second respondent therein - Insurance Company has preferred C.M.A.No.1626 of 2022 praying to set aside the Award, while the petitioners therein namely Lakshmi, Aarthi and Saroja, have preferred Cross Objection No.45 of 2023 praying to enhance the compensation.
2. For the sake of convenience, hereinafter the parties will be referred to as per their array in the Motor Claim Original Petition.
Petitioners' case:
3. First petitioner is the mother of the deceased - Arunkumar; second petitioner is his sister and third petitioner is his grandmother.
3.1.On October 2, 2018, at about 14.00 hours, the deceased - Arunkumar, son of late Ramesh, was riding a TVS Jupiter Scooty bearing Registration No.TN-70-X-2675 from Zuzuvadi towards Bederapalli, with one Vinoth as a pillion. While passing near S.V.S. Granite Company on the Sipcot to Bederapalli Road, the driver of the Ashok Leyland Trailer Lorry bearing Registration No. TN-52-F-5244, without giving any signal, wa
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