PRAYER:- Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1973, to set aside the order passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Special District Court), Thanjavur in M.C.O.P.No.740 of 2024 dated 22.04.2025.

J U D G M E N T

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.)

This appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company challenging the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Special District Court), Thanjavur in M.C.O.P.No.740 of 2024 dated 22.04.2025.

2. The respondents are the claimants. The first respondent is the husband of the deceased, second to fourth respondents are the children of the deceased and the fifth respondent is the father of the deceased. The case of the respondents is that on 27.03.2024, at about 7.00 p.m., the deceased was proceeding on foot as part of a group undertaking a spiritual pilgrimage to Velankanni. Subsequently, the offending vehicle belonging to the sixth respondent, which was being driven by one Anbazhagan at a high speed in a rash and negligent manner, came from behind and hit the deceased, as a result of which, the deceased sustained grievous injuries. He was provided treatment as in p