2024:MHC:1699 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS JUDGMENT RESERVED ON: 22 / 03 / 2024 JUDGMENT DELIVERED ON: 08 / 04 / 2024 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL CMA NO.3241 OF 2021 AND CMP NO.18454 OF 2021 IN CMA NO.3241 OF 2021 AND CROS.OBJ.NO.15 OF 2023 CMA NO.3241 OF 2021 M/s.The IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company Limited No.43/3, First Floor, 100 Feet Road, Mudaliarpet, Pondicheri – 605 004. ... Appellant II Respondent Vs.

1.U.Murukaiah ... I Respondent /

Petitioner

2.S.R.Kuppusamy ... II Respondent /

I Respondent PRAYER : Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the Final Award dated 28^th April, 2021, passed in MCOP.No.874 of 2016 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Special Subordinate Court) Cuddalore.

For Appellant : Mr.J.Michael Visuvasam For Respondent-1 : Mr.A.G.F.Terry Chella Raja For Respondent-2 : No appearance CROS.OBJ.NO.15 OF 2023 U.Murukaiah ... Cross Appellant /

1^st Respondent Vs.

1.M/s.The IFFCO-TOKIO General Insurance Company Limited No.43/3, First Floor, 100 Feet Road, Mudaliarpet, Pondicherry – 605 004. ... 1^st Respondent/

Appellant

2.Kuppusamy ... 2^nd Resp