JUDGME NT

This appeal, under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act , has been filed by the appellant/claimant for enhancement of the sum awarded in M.C.O.P. No.4318 of 2021 on the file of the II Special Court, Court of Small Causes, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chennai.

2. Shortly stated, on 24.02.2021, at about 00.30 hours, when the appellant / claimant was travelling as a passenger in a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Bus bearing Registration No. TN-68-N-0479, near Vasuki Rice Mill, Panruti to Chennai NH Road, Pappanapattu Village Boundary, a SETC bus bearing Registration No. TN-01-AN-2452 came in the opposite direction, driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, dashed against the bus in which the claimant was travelling, as a result of which, the appellant / claimant sustained fracture and multiple grievous injuries all over his body.

3. The claimant filed the above MCOP claiming compensation of Rs.7,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by him in the said accident. The Claim petition