Madras High Court dismissed a Civil Miscellaneous Appeal and Cross Objections challenging an award by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. The Court confirmed the Tribunal's award and directed the appellant to deposit the compensation amount with interest.
Award confirmed; Appellant directed to deposit Rs.30,45,285 with interest within eight weeks.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Friday, the Third day of November Two Thousand and Seventeen
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN
C.M.A.(MD)No.356 of 2015 and CROS.OBJ.(MD).No.25 of 2017
The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Collector Office Road, Periyamilaguparai, Trichy-1. ...Appellant in C.M.A.No.356 of 2015 and Respondent in CROS.OBJ..No.25 of 2017 Vs.
1.S.Shanthanalakshmi 2.Minor S.Kaushik, (Minor is represented through his mother and Next friend Shanthalakshmi, the 1st respondent herein) 3.M.Thangavel 4.T.Vairamani ...Respondents in C.M.A.No.356 of 2015 and Cross Appellants in CROS.OBJ.No.25 of 2017
Prayer in C.M.A.No.356 of 2015: This Appeal filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the judgment and decree passed by the the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal/Special District Court, Tiruchirappalli, made in M.C.O.P.No.545/2013 dated 21.04.2014.
Prayer in CROS.OBJ..No.25 of 2017 : This Appeal filed under Order XLI, Rule-22 R/W Section-96(1) & (2) of C.P.C. to set aside the award dated 21.04.2014 passed in M.C.O.P.No.545 of 2013 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Special District Judge, Trichy in so far as the disallowed portion of compensation is concerned.
DECREE: This Appeal coming on for hearing on this day upon perusing the grounds of Appeal, the order of the Lower Court, and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.D.Sivaraman, Advocate for the appellant in CMA(MD)No.356 of 2015 and respondents 1 and 2 in Cross.objection No.25 of 2017 and Mr.M.Saravanan, Advocate for respondents 1 and 2 in CMA(MD)No.356 of 2015 and appellant in Cross.Objection 25 of 2017, and this Court doth order and decree as follows:-
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ (1)That the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Special District Court, Tiruchirappalli dated 21.04.2014
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made in MCOP No.545 of 2013, be and hereby confirmed and the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal and Cross Objections are dismissed;
(2)That the appellant be and hereby is directed to deposit the entire compensation amount of Rs.30,45,285/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum with costs, from the date of petition till the date of realization, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, less the amount already deposited, if any;
(3)That on such deposit, the Claimants be and hereby are entitled to withdraw the same, as apportioned by the Tribunal, less the amount already withdrawn by him, if any, by filing proper application before Tribunal; and
(4)That there be no costs in this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal. Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(AD-I)
/True Copy/
Sub Assistant Registrar
To
THE SPECIAL DISTRICT JUDGE, THE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI.
COPY TO:
+1CC to Mr.R.Subramanian, Advocate, SR.No. 85449
DATED : 03/11/2017 DECREE
C.M.A.(MD)No.356 of 2015 and CROS.OBJ.(MD).No.25 of 2017
Nature of the DECREE:
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ SDS/KK/SAR 3/04.01.2018/2P/7C
Dismissing the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal and Cross Objection preferred against the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special District Judge, Tiruchirappalli, dated 21.04.2014 and made in MCOP No.543 of 2013, as stated within etc.,
2 issues framed by the court
Whether to set aside or confirm the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.
Whether to grant leave to the appellants to withdraw compensation on deposit of the disallowed portion.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation
S.Shanthanalakshmi
G.R.Swaminathan
As recorded by the court registry
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