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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 23811

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI, J
Mano Gopalakrishnan – Appellant
Versus
Kalimuthu – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.D.K.Ilamparithi
For the Respondents: Mr. M.B. Raghavan

Table of Content
1. civil miscellaneous appeals against tribunal award. (Para 1 , 2)
2. accident details and claim petition outcome. (Para 3 , 4 , 5)
3. arguments regarding insurance company's liability. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 10)
4. determination of compensation and directive. (Para 11 , 12 , 13)

COMMON JUDGMENT

These appeals, under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, have been filed by the appellant/petitioner for enhancement of the sum awarded in the judgment and decree dated 10.01.2025 made in M.C.O.P. Nos.987 and 991 of 2019 on the file of the Exclusive Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tiruppur.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking in the Tribunal.

3. Shortly stated, on 27.02.2019, at about 16.30 hours, when the petitioner in MCOP No.991/2019 was riding the motorcycle bearing Registration No.TN 41 Q 4552 with his son (claimant in MCOP No.987/2019) as pillion rider, opposite to Rasakkalpalayam Sennamman Kovil, on Pollachi to Palladam Road, a Light Goods Vehicle (LGV) bearing Registration No. TN 41 AK 0871 driven by the 1st respondent in a rash and negligent manner hit the motorcycle driven by the petitioner in MCOP No.991/2019, as a result of which,

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