T. Marimuthu v. The Managing Director
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – S.173 – Enhancement of compensation
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, C.M.A.No.1476 of 2025, decided 12.06.2025 by T.V.Thamilselvi J. Enhancement of motor accident compensation under Section 173, Motor Vehicles Act 1988, for a boarding passenger struck by the closing door of MTC bus TN-01-N-5067 on 22.03.2018 at Selaiyur, Chennai; 11% permanent partial disability; claimant a mason whose monthly income was refixed at Rs.15,000/-; compensation enhanced from Rs.2,19,000/- to Rs.3,58,000/- with 7.5% interest; appeal against award dated 29.08.2024 in M.C.O.P. No. 5095 of 2018, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chennai (II Special Court, Small Causes Court); appeal partly allowed; heads: disability, loss of income, pain and suffering, attender charges, loss of amenities.
What did the court decide?
Compensation enhanced from Rs.2,19,000/- to Rs.3,58,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum; respondent Metropolitan Transport Corporation Ltd. directed to deposit the enhanced amount (after deducting the amount already deposited) with interest at 7.5% p.a. from the date of the claim petition till the date of deposit, within four weeks, to the credit of M.C.O.P. No. 5095 of 2018; claimant at liberty to withdraw on deposit after due process; no interest for the period of delay in filing the appeal; court fee payable on the enhanced amount before the decree is drafted; no order as to costs.