C.M.A(MD)No.410 of 2017 B E FOR E TH E MADURAI B E N CH OF MADRA S HIGH COURT DAT ED : 3 1. 0 1. 2 0 2 5 CORAM TH E HONOURABL E MR S. J U S TIC E R. KA LAIMATHI C.M.A(MD)No.4 1 0 of 2 0 1 7 Th an g araj ... Appellant/Petition er -Vs- 1 .Raje s h Babu 2.Royal Sund ara m Allianc e Insuran c e Co m p a ny Ltd., Throu g h its Branch Manag er, Sund ara m Tow ers, 4 6 White s Road, Royap ettah, Ch enn ai. ... Resp o n d e nts/Resp o n d e nts P RAY ER: This Civil Misc ellan e o u s Appe al is filed und er Section 1 7 3 of th e Motor Vehicle s Act, 1 9 9 8, a s a g ain st th e judg m e nt a n d d e cr e e d at e d 1 7. 1 1. 2 0 1 4 p a s s e d in MCOP No.3 7 1 of 2 0 1 4 by th e Motor Accid e nt Clai m s Tribun al, Spe cial Sub Court for m ot or a c cid e nt c a s e s, Tirun elv eli. For Appellant : Mr.T.Selvaku m ar an For R1 : No a pp e aran c e For R2 : Mr.S.Sriniva s a Ragh av a n _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.410 of 2017 J U D G M E N T Not b ein g s atisfied by th e Award d at e d 1 7. 1 1. 2 0 1 4 p a s s e d in MCOP No.3 7 1 of 2 0 1 4 by th e Motor Accid e nt Clai m s Tribun al /Spe cial Sub ordinat e Court, Tirun elv eli, th e clai m a nt h er ein h a s pr ef err e d this a pp e al for e n h a n c e m e nt of c o m p e n s ation. 2.De spite th e re c eipt of n otic e, th e first re sp o n d e nt n eith er a pp e ar e d n or e nt er e d a pp e aran c e throu g h his Coun s el. 3.He ard th e ar gu m e nts of th e le arn e d c o un s el for th e a pp ellant a n d th e le arn e d c oun s el for th e s e c o n d re sp o n d e nt. 4.Th e clai m a nt h er ein filed a clai m p etition clai ming c o m p e n s ation of Rs.7 lakh s for th e injurie s su stain e d in th e ro a d traffic a c cid e nt that to ok pla c e o n 0 1 . 0 3. 2 0 1 4. 5.Upon c o n sid eration, th e Tribun al gr ant e d c o m p e n s ation for a su m of Rs.89,5 8 0/-. For p artial p er m a n e nt dis a bility, a su m of Rs.45,0 0 0/- _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.410 of 2017 (1 5 % x Rs.3,0 0 0/- p er p erc e nta g e), for transp ort e xp e n s e s, for extra n ourish m e nt a n d for atten d er c h arg e s, a su m of Rs. 1 0, 0 0 0/- w a s a w ard e d. For p ain a n d suffering s a n d for los s of a m e nitie s, a su m of Rs. 1 5, 0 0 0/- und er e a c h h e a d a n d for m e dic al exp e n s e s, a su m of Rs.Rs.4,5 8 0/- w a s a w ard e d by th e Tribun al. 7.At trial, o n th e clai m a nt's sid e tw o witn e s s e s h a v e b e e n e x a min e d a n d fifte e n d o cu m e nts w er e m ark e d. On th e re sp o n d e nt's sid e, n o e vid e n c e is let in. 8.It h a s c o m e o n re c ord throu g h th e e vid e n c e of P.W.1 that du e to th e a c cid e nt, h e suffer e d fractur e o n upp er jaw b o n e s a n d h e m at o m a in th e sinus e s. P.W.2-Doctor Ra m a guru a s s e s s e d his dis a bility at 1 9 % a n d th e Tribun al h a s fixed at 1 6 % In ord er to m e et th e e n d s of justic e, p er p erc e nta g e Rs.4,0 0 0/- is gr ant e d( 1 6 % x Rs.40 0 0/- = Rs.64,0 0 0/-). 9.For tran sp ort exp e n s e s, extra n ourish m e nt a n d for atten d er c h arg e s, a n a m o u nt of Rs. 1 0, 0 0 0/ is gr ant e d, in a d dition to th e a m o u nts _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.410 of 2017 alr e a dy grant e d by th e Tribun al. As re g ard s th e oth er h e a d s, th e a m o u nt a w ard e d by th e Tribun al a pp e ars to b e re a s o n a bl e a n d a c c e pta bl e a n d h e n c e, it n e e d s n o interfer e n c e. Th e c o m p e n s ation a w ard e d by th e Tribun al is re w ork e d a n d tabulat e d h er eund er. S . No De s cription A mount a w arded by Tribunal A mount a w arded by thi s Court Aw ard c onfir m ed or enh an c ed or granted or reduc ed 1 For partial p er m a n e nt dis a bility Rs.45,0 0 0/- Rs.64,0 0 0/- Enhan c e d 2 For Tran sp ortation Charg e s, Extra Nourish m e nt a n d attend er c h ar g e s Rs. 1 0, 0 0 0/- Rs.2 0,0 0 0/- Enhan c e d 3 For pain a n d suffering s Rs. 1 5, 0 0 0/- Rs. 1 5, 0 0 0/- Confir m e d 4 For los s of a m e nitie s Rs. 1 5, 0 0 0/- Rs. 1 5, 0 0 0/- Confir m e d 5 For Medical Expen s e s Rs.4,5 8 0/- Rs.4,5 8 0/- Confir m e d Total Rs.89, 5 8 0/- Rs. 1, 1 8, 5 8 0/- Enh an c ed by R s. 2 9, 0 0 0/- Round e d off to Rs. 1, 1 8, 6 0 0/- 1 1 . In th e re sult, (i) Th e Civil Misc ellan e o u s Appe al stand s p artly allo w e d. (ii) Th e c o m p e n s ation a w ard e d by th e Tribun al is e n h a n c e d fro m Rs.89,5 8 0/- round e d off to Rs. 1, 1 8, 6 0 0/-. _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.410 of 2017 (iii) Th e Insuran c e Co m p a ny/s e c o n d re sp o n d e nt is dir e ct e d to d e p o sit th e e n h a n c e d c o m p e n s ation a m o u nt i.e., Rs. 1, 1 8, 6 0 0/- (les s th e a m o u nt alr e a dy d e p o sited if a ny) tog eth er with inter e st at th e rat e of 7. 5 % p er a n nu m fro m th e d at e of clai m p etition till th e d at e of d e p o sit to th e cr e dit of M.C.O.P.No.3 7 1 of 2 0 1 4 o n th e file of Motor Accid e nts Clai m s Tribun al, (Spe cial Sub Court), Tirun elv eli, within a p eriod of ei g ht (8) w e e k s fro m th e d at e of re c eipt of a c o py of this Judg m e nt. (iv) On su c h d e p o sit b ein g m a d e, th e clai m a nt/app ellant is p er mitted to withdra w th e a w ard a m o u nt al on g with inter e st a n d c o sts, after a djusting th e a m o u nt, if a ny alr e a dy withdra w n, by filing n e c e s s ary a pplication b ef or e th e Tribun al. (v) Th e clai m a nt/app ellant ar e dir e ct e d to p ay th e Court fe e for th e e n h a n c e d c o m p e n s ation a m o u nt, if re quired. (vi) Th e Tribun al s h all dis burs e th e a m o u nt up on pro du ction of th e c ertified c o py s h o win g pro of of p ay m e nt of Court fe e by th e clai m a nt. (vii)No c o sts. 3 1 . 0 1. 2 0 2 5 NCC:Yes/No Ind ex:Yes/No _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.M.A(MD)No.410 of 2017 R. KALAIMATHI , J. Ns To 1 .Th e Motor Accid e nt Clai m s Tribun al/ Spe cial District Court to d e al with Motor Accid e nt Cas e s, Madurai. C.M.A(MD)No.4 1 0 of 2 0 1 7 3 1. 0 1. 2 0 2 5 _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis