IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 21.12.2023 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. DHANDAPANI Abdulla ... Appellant Vs.

1.Jeeva

2.United India Insurance Company Limited, No.134, Greams Road, IV Floor, Anna Salai, Chennai – 600 006. ... Respondents Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the Judgement and Decree dated 19.08.2019 made in M.A.C.T.O.P.No.3207 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, II Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

For Appellant : Ms.A.Subadra For Respondents : Exparte [R1]

Mr.D.Bhaskaran [R2]

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JUDGMENT

The above appeal is filed by the claimant seeking an enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, II Court of Small Causes, Chennai in M.C.O.P.No.3207 of 2017.

2. As per the claim petition, on 16.04.2017 at 06.00 p.m., when the claimant was riding his motorcycle bearing Regn.No.TN-05-X-0020 at Pantheon Road, an auto bearing Regn.No.TN-05-AF-2782 belonging to the first respondent and insured with the second respondent/insurance company, driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, dashed against the claimant, thereby, he sustained multipl