BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.12.2025 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE N.MALA C.M.A(MD)No.7 of 2025 and C.M.P(MD)Nos.119 & 5619 of 2025 The General Manager, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Limited, Railway Station New Road, Kumbakonam (Po), Thanjavur District.

... Appellant/Respondent Vs.

1.K.Santhi

2.Karthick Raja

3.Ramanathan ... Respondents 1 to 3/

Petitioners 1 to 3 PRAYER:- Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, to set aside the Judgment and Decree of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special District Court, Tiruchirappalli made in M.C.O.P.No.445 of 2022, dated 01.12.2023 and allow the appeal with costs.

For Appellant : Mr.S.Micheal Heldon Kumar For Respondents : Mr.P.Prabhakaran

JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.)

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been preferred as against the award passed in M.C.O.P.No.445 of 2022, dated 01.12.2023 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special District Court, Tiruchirappalli.

2.The respondents are the claimants and the appellant is the sole respondent in the claim petition.

3.On