JUDGMENT

Challenge made in this appeal is to the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Sub Court), Palani, in MCOP No.

21 of 2006, dated 11.04.2011.

2.The brief facts of the case are that on 21.11.2001 at about

2.30 pm near Moolachatram on Dindigul-Palani Main Road, when the injured Muniraj was travelling in the TNSTC Bus TN-57-N-0493 as passenger, due to rash and negligent driving of the bus driver, it hit behind one Thangaraj and due to sudden impact, the claimant Muniraj hit on the steel rod inside the bus, resulting into his sustaining grievous head injuries and he was taken to CF Hospital, Oddanchatram and treated as inpatient from 21.11.2001 to 23.11.2001 and then, he was referred to Mahatma Rural Hospital, Vadamadurai. The injured claimant filed a claim petition seeking compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- on the ground that the driver of the Bus was responsible for the accident.

3.The claimant has stated that at the time of the accident, his age was 27 and he was working as Software Engineer in Baan Info Systems India Limited, Hyderabad and was earning Rs.15,800/- per month. A criminal case in Crime No.837 of 2001 was registered against the driver of the Bus by Oddanchat