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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 37754

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
C.V. Karthikeyan, K.Rajasekar, JJ
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
S.Kavitha – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr.P.Suresh Srinivasan
For the Respondents: Mr.Dinesh Kumar for R1 to R3

Table of Content
1. appeal against tribunal's compensation award for fatal accident. (Para 2)
2. accident due to rash negligence; tribunal found insurer liable. (Para 4 , 6 , 7 , 8)
3. arguments confined to quantum of compensation. (Para 9 , 10)
4. income, prospects, multiplier correctly applied per precedent. (Para 12 , 13)
5. appeal dismissed; award confirmed with deposit directions. (Para 14)

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant- Insurance Company against the judgment and decree dated 29.11.2024, made in M.C.O.P. No.4210 of 2019, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court of Small Causes, Chennai.

2.By consent of the learned counsel appearing for the appellant as well as the respondents 1 to 4, the appeal is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 3.The appellant is the second respondent in M.C.O.P.No.4210 of 2019, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court of Small Causes, Chennai. The respondents 1 to 4/claimants 1 to 4, who are the wife, two minor daughters and mother of the deceased Shanmugam, filed the said claim petition, claiming a sum of Rs.50,00,000/- as compensation for the death of the said Shanmugam w

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