BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated: 04.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.POORNIMA CMA(MD)Nos.1029, 1030, 1068 and 1124 of 2021 and CMP(MD)Nos.9683, 9687, 10145 and 10812 of 2021 (1)CMA(MD)No.1029 of 2021:-

The Managing Director, TNSTC Ltd., No.3/137, Salamedu, valudareddy Post, Villupuram. : Appellant/1^st Respondent Vs.

1.Kasthuri : 1^st Respondent/Claimant

2.The Manager, The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., 2nd Floor, No.47, Armenian Street, Chennai. : 2nd Respondent/2nd Respondent PRAYER:-Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the award and decree made in MCOP No.44 of 2019, dated 25.02.2021 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/FTC/Additional District Court, Karur and pass such other or further orders.

For Appellant : Mr.P.Prabhakaran For 1st Respondent : Mr.K.Suresh Kumar For 2nd Respondent : Mr.C.Jawahar Ravindran (2)CMA(MD)No.1030 of 2021:-

The Managing Director, TNSTC Ltd., No.3/137, Salamedu, valudareddy Post, Villupuram. : Appellant/1^st Respondent Vs.

1.Kasthuri : 1^st Respondent/Claimant

2.The Manager, The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., 2nd Floor, No.47, Armenian Street, Chennai. : 2nd Respondent/2nd Respondent PRAYER:-Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the award and decree made in MCOP No.45 of 2019, dated 25.02.2021 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/FTC/Additional District Court, Karur and pass such other or further orders.

For Appellant : Mr.P.Prabhakaran For 1st Respondent : Mr.K.Suresh Kumar For 2nd Respondent : Mr.C.Jawahar Ravindran (3)CMA(MD)No.1068 of 2021:-

The Managing Director, TNSTC Ltd., No.3/137,Salamedu, valudareddy Post, Villupuram. : Appellant/1^st Respondent Vs.

1.Shalini : 1^st Respondent/Claimant

2.The Manager, The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., 2nd Floor, No.47, Armenian Street, Chennai. : 2nd Respondent/2nd Respondent PRAYER:-Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the award and decree made in MCOP No.47 of 2019, dated 25.02.2021 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/FTC/Additional District Court, Karur and pass such other or further orders.

For Appellant : Mr.P.Prabhakaran For 1st Respondent : Mr.K.Suresh Kumar For 2nd Respondent : Mr.C.Jawahar Ravindran (4)CMA(MD)No.1124 of 2021:-

The Managing Director, TNSTC Ltd., No.3/137,Salamedu, valudareddy Post, Villupuram. : Appellant/1^st Respondent Vs.

1.Shalini

2.Minor S.Lakshan (2nd respondent is represented by his natural guardian and mother first respondent Shalini)

3.Kasthuri : Respondents 1 to 3/ Petitioners 1 to 3

4.The Manager, The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., 2nd Floor, No.47, Armenian Street, Chennai. : 4th Respondent/2nd Respondent PRAYER:-Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the award and decree made in MCOP No.46 of 2019, dated 25.02.2021 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/FTC/Additional District Court, Karur and pass such other or further orders.

For Appellant : Mr.P.Prabhakaran For R1 to R3 : Mr.K.Suresh Kumar For 2nd Respondent : Mr.C.Jawahar Ravindran

COMMON JUDGMENT

(Common Judgment of the Court was made by the Hon'ble R.POORNIMA.J.

These Civil Miscellaneous Appeals are directed against the common award, dated 25.02.2021 passed in MCOP Nos.44 to 47 of 2019 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/FTC Mahila Court/Additional District Judge, Karur. 2. The facts in brief:-

On 07.11.2018, the deceased Sivaram was driving a Car bearing registration no. TN-47-AF-4558 along with his wife Shalini, son Lakshan, brother Nirmalkumar and father Loganathan as occupants of the Car on the Trichy-Chennai NH-45. At about 06.50 am, when the Car was nearing Veppur Iyappa Polytechnic College, a Transport Corporation Bus bearing registration no. TN-32-N-2476 driven by its driver ahead of the Car in the same direction a