IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 08.12.2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI and C.M.P.No.30407 of 2025 The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited, No.12, Ramakrishna Road, Salem-7 ... Appellant Versus

1.T.Dharmalingam

2.D.Kavitha

3.S.Anand ... Respondents PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988 against the order made in M.C.O.P.No.1051 of 2018, dated 02.06.2023, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, III Additional District Court, Coimbatore.

For Appellants : Mr.D.Nitin For Respondents : Mr.B.Bharath Kumar for Mr.V.Nicholas for R1 & R2

JUDGMENT

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed as against the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, III Additional District Judge, Coimbatore, in M.C.O.P.No.1051 of 2018, dated 02.06.2023.

2. Briefly stated, accident took place on 08.10.2017, when the bus bearing Reg. No.TN 30 N 1009 dashed against the motor cycle bearing Reg. No. TN 38 CH 2022 driven by the deceased Ashwin adav. The bus was owned by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited. As a result of this accident, the deceased suffered serious head