JUDGMENT

This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed challenging the award, dated

04.10.2019 passed in M.C.O.P.No.67 of 2018 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ramanathapuram.

2.The 1 ^st petitioner/claimant in M.C.O.P.No.67 of 2018 is the appellant st herein. The 1 petitioner/claimant is the dependent of the deceased st Jiyavudeen, who died in a motor traffic accident. The 1 respondent is nd nd respondent/TNSTC and the 2 respondent is the 2 petitioner in the claim petition.

3.For the sake of convenience, the parties as arrayed in M.C.O.P.No.67 of 2018 are adopted hereunder.

4.The brief facts of the case:

On 29.11.2015, the deceased Jiyavudeen was riding as a pillion rider along with his friend/rider in a motorcycle bearing registration No.TN 01 AU 0351 from Chennai. At about 4.00 hours, when they were nearing Okkoor Kootu Road on the Chennai to Dindivanam main road, the respondent Corporation bus bearing registration number TN 45 N 3533, driven by it