BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.10.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN AND THE HONOURABLE Mrs.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI CMA. (MD). No.746 of 2025 and CMP(MD) Nos.11918 and 15540 of 2025 United India Insurance Company Limited, Through its Branch Manager Deva Complex, Ramanathapuram Kumaraiah Koil Ramanathapuram District ... Appellant v.

1.Veeralakshmi

2.Suresh

3.Veeralekha

4.Panchavarnam

5.Dhanabalan ... Respondents PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the judgment and decree dated 31.08.2023 passed in MCOP No.122 of 2021 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Additional District Court, Paramakudi.

For Appellant : Mr.J.S.Murali For Respondents : Mr.R.Babu Jeganath for R1 to R4 No appearance for R5

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by P.VELMURUGAN, J.)

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the judgment and decree dated 31.08.2023 made in MCOP No.122 of 2021 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Additional District Court, Paramakudi.

2. The facts in nutshell, which are required for the disposal of the appeal, are as follows:

On 09.08.2021, when