JUDGMENT

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the award passed in M.C.O.P.No.2057 of 2015, dated 31.01.2018, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal /VI Additional District Court, Madurai.

2. The appellant/Insurer, who was made liable to pay compensation of Rs.39,79,213/- with interest and costs to the respondents / claimants for the death of Radhakrishnan, consequent to an accident occurred on 29.07.2015, challenged the quantum of compensation awarded at by the Tribunal.

3. For the sake of convenience and brevity, the parties will hereinafter be referred as per their status/ranking before the Tribunal.

4. It is pertinent to note that the appellant/Insurer has not challenged the finding of the Tribunal that the accident was occurred only due to the rash and negligent driving of the first respondent / owner- cum- rider of the two wheeler bearing Registration No.TN-67-AB-3310 and the consequent joint and several liability mulcted on the respondents

1 and 2 which includes the second respondent/Insurer.

5. The learned Counsel for the Insurer would submit that the deceased was a Government servant and he got only 6 more years of service at the time of accident, that