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V.Karunamoorthy vs A.Vasudevan
2026 Latest Caselaw 293 Mad

Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 293 Mad
Judgement Date : 21 January, 2026

[Cites 3, Cited by 0]

Madras High Court

V.Karunamoorthy vs A.Vasudevan on 21 January, 2026

Author: N.Sathish Kumar
Bench: N.Sathish Kumar
                                                                                  CMA NOS.2052 AND 3852 OF 2025


                                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

                                       JUDGMENT RESERVED ON : 07 / 01 / 2026

                                      JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 21 / 01 / 2026

                                                         CORAM:

                            THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR
                                               AND
                              THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE R.SAKTHIVEL

                                         C.M.A. NOS.2052 AND 3852 OF 2025
                                                       AND
                                             C.M.P. NO.32205 OF 2025
                                                        IN
                                              C.M.A. NO.3852 OF 2025


                    C.M.A. NO.2052 OF 2025
                    V.Karunamoorthy                                        ...      Appellant /
                                                                                    Petitioner

                                                            Versus


                    1.A.Vasudevan
                      (1st Respondent was set ex-parte
                       by the Tribunal)

                    2.The Manager
                      United India Insurance Co. Ltd.,
                      Sillingi Building,
                      No.134, Greams Road,
                      Chennai – 600 006.                                   ...      Respondents /
                                                                                    Respondents


                    PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of Motor
                    Vehicles Act, 1988, praying to enhance the compensation awarded vide the
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                    Award dated April 25, 2025 passed in M.C.O.P.No.2514 of 2020 on the
                    file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and II Court of Small Causes,
                    Chennai.


                                      For Appellant            :        Mr.R.Dinesh Kumar
                                      For Respondent-1 :                Left
                                      For Respondent-2 :                Mr.J.Michael Visuvasam


                    C.M.A. NO.3852 OF 2025
                    The Manager
                    M/s.United India Insurance Co. Ltd.,
                    'Sillingi Building',
                    No.134, Greams Road,
                    Chennai – 600 006.                                  ...      Appellant /
                                                                                 2nd Respondent

                                                     Versus


                    1.V.Karunamoorthy                                   ...      1st Respondent
                                                                                 Petitioner

                    2.A.Vasudevan                                       ...      2nd Respondent /
                                                                                 1st Respondent


                    PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of Motor
                    Vehicles Act, 1988, praying to set aside the Award dated April 25, 2025
                    passed in M.C.O.P.No.2514 of 2020 on the file of the Motor Accident
                    Claims Tribunal and II Court of Small Causes, Chennai.
                                      For Appellant            :        Mr.J.Michael Visuvasam
                                      For Respondent-1 :                Mr.R.Dinesh Kumar
                                      For Respondent-2 :                Left

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                                                               ***

                                               COMMON JUDGMENT

R.SAKTHIVEL, J.

Feeling aggrieved by the Award dated April 25, 2025 passed by 'the

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and II Court of Small Causes, Chennai'

['Tribunal' for short] in M.C.O.P. No.2514 of 2020, the petitioner therein

namely V.Karunamoorthy has preferred C.M.A. No.2052 of 2025 seeking

enhancement of compensation while the second respondent therein,

namely - The Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited has

preferred C.M.A. No.3852 of 2025 seeking to set aside the Award.

2. For the sake of convenience, hereinafter, the parties will be

denoted as per their array in the Original Petition.

PETITIONER'S CASE

3. On the early hours of May 22, 2020, at about 01:15 hours, the

petitioner was driving a Lorry bearing Registration No.TN-02-AL-7299.

He was proceeding from Janappan Chathram Koot Road towards Padi,

Chennai, on GNT Road, Sholavaram, Tiruvallur District.

3.1. At that time, a Container Lorry bearing Registration No.TN-28-

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BA-7003, was driven in a rash and negligent manner at a high speed and in

violation of traffic rules. It was coming from the opposite direction. The

driver of the said Container Lorry drove the vehicle in a zigzag manner

and suddenly turned without giving any signal or indication, thereby

colliding with the petitioner’s Lorry.

3.2. Due to the said impact, the petitioner sustained fractures in both

legs along with multiple grievous injuries all over his body. Immediately

after the accident, the petitioner was admitted at F.O.R. Ortho and Neuro

Hospital, Chennai and thereafter took further treatment in other private

hospitals.

3.3. In connection with the accident, a criminal case was registered on

the file of the Sholavaram Police Station against the driver of the said

Container Lorry in Crime No.1906 of 2020, for offences under Sections

279 and 337 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

3.4. At the time of the accident, the petitioner was aged about 27 years

and was employed as a Lorry Driver under M/s.Royal Aqua Lorry Service,

earning a monthly income of Rs.20,000/-. The first respondent is the

owner of the offending Container Lorry and the second respondent is the

insurer of the said vehicle. According to the petitioner, the accident

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occurred solely due to the rash and negligent driving of the driver of the

Container Lorry and therefore, both the respondents are jointly and

severally liable to compensate the petitioner. Accordingly, the petitioner

filed the present Claim Petition seeking compensation of Rs.1,25,00,000/-.

FIRST RESPONDENT'S CASE:

4. Despite notice to the first respondent, he did not choose to contest

the Original Petition, hence he was called absent and set ex-parte by the

Tribunal.

SECOND RESPONDENT’S CASE:

5. The second respondent filed counter contending that the accident

occurred solely due to the rash and negligent driving of the petitioner

himself. Apart from the routine formal contentions and denials, it was

contended that the medical bills produced were created for the purpose of

the claim and therefore could not be considered as valid evidence. It was

also stated that the discharge summary does not indicate that the petitioner

is unable to continue his avocation as a Lorry Driver. Stating so, the

second respondent prayed for dismissal of the Claim Petition.

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TRIBUNAL

6. At trial, the petitioner was examined as P.W.1. One Lakshmi,

Junior Assistant from Regional Transport Office, Ariyalur was examined

as P.W.2. Yashwanth, Manager from Shifa Royal Aqua Products was

examined as P.W.3. Kavin Kumaran, Administrative Officer from F.O.R.

Ortho and Neuro Hospital was examined as P.W.4. Ex-P.1 to Ex-P.22 were

marked. On the side of the respondents, neither any witness was examined

nor any document was marked. Disability Certificate issued by the

Medical Board was marked as Ex-C.1.

7. The Tribunal after considering the evidence available on record,

found that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of

the first respondent's Driver. At the time of accident, the Container Lorry

which caused the accident was insured with the second respondent /

Insurance Company. Accordingly, the Tribunal held that the second

respondent / Insurance Company alone is liable to pay the compensation to

the petitioner and awarded a sum of Rs.57,03,000/- (Rupees Fifty Seven

Lakhs Three Thousand Only) as compensation to the petitioner, as

tabulated hereunder:

                         Sl.No.                             Head                                     Amount
                            1      Loss of income (Rs.20,440/- X 12 X 17 X 100%)                 Rs.41,69,760.00
                            2      Transport to Hospital                                            Rs.20,000.00






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                            3      Extra Nourishment                                                  Rs.30,000.00
                            4      Attender's charges                                                Rs.1,00,000.00
                            5      Medical Bills                                                     Rs.9,32,215.00
                            6      Pain and Sufferings, Mental agony                                 Rs.1,00,000.00
                            7      Loss of amenities                                                 Rs.1,00,000.00
                            8      Future medical expenses                                            Rs.50,000.00
                            9      Loss of marriage prospects                                        Rs.2,00,000.00
                           10      Damage to cloth                                                     Rs.1,000.00
                                   Total                                                           Rs.57,02,975.00
                                   Rounded off to                                                  Rs.57,03,000.00




8. Dissatisfied with the Award, the second respondent / Insurance

Company preferred C.M.A. No.3852 of 2025 seeking to set aside the

same. Challenging the quantum of compensation, the petitioner has

preferred C.M.A. No.2052 of 2025 seeking enhancement of compensation.

ARGUMENTS:

9. Learned Counsel appearing for the appellant in C.M.A. No.2052

of 2025 / first respondent in C.M.A. No.3852 of 2025 / petitioner in the

claim petition, submitted that the petitioner was working as a heavy

vehicle driver in a company called Shifa Royal Aqua Products and earning

Rs.20,000/- per month. The petitioner has examined the manager of the

company as P.W.3 through whom Ex-P.19 was marked. Ex-P.19 is a letter

stating that the petitioner was earning Rs.1,500/- per day, Sundays were

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holidays and accordingly, the petitioner's monthly income was Rs.30,000/-

per month. He drew attention of this Court to Ex-P.1 - First Information

Report (FIR) and submitted that the accident occurred in the course of

employment and the employer cum owner of the vehicle is the one who

preferred the police complaint regarding the accident. In view of the fact

that the petitioner was a driver holding heavy vehicle licence, in any rate,

he would have earned at least Rs.20,000/- per month and he relied on the

Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sushila -vs- Ram Swaroop,

reported in 2023 ACJ 2028, wherein the income for a heavy vehicle (18

wheels) driver was taken as Rs.20,000/- per month including daily

allowances. The Tribunal failed to consider the said aspect and erred in

fixing his income notionally at Rs.14,600/-, which is on the lower side.

Further, due to the accident, one of the petitioner's leg remain twisted and

he cannot even stand much less move without assistance from others and

consequently, he lost his marriage prospects. The Tribunal has awarded

Rs.2,00,000/- for the same which is meagre and insufficient. Accordingly,

he prayed to enhance the compensation awarded by the Tribunal.

10. On the other hand, learned Counsel for the appellant in C.M.A.

No.3852 of 2025 / second respondent in C.M.A.No.2052 of 2025 /

insurance company submitted that that the first respondent's vehicle came

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in the opposite lane and turned into Sholavaram town after turning on

indicators. It is the petitioner who drove rashly and negligently and

collided with the first respondent's lorry. In any event, the petitioner must

be mulcted with a deduction for contributory negligence. The Tribunal

failed to consider the said aspect. Further, Ex-P.6 contains Medical Bills of

the petitioner to the tune of Rs.9,32,215/-. But out of the same, Bills for

Rs.7,61,321/- alone was issued by F.O.R. Ortho and Neuro Hospital. Bills

for the remaining amount were issued by random private hospitals and

medical shops and are suspicious; they lack prescription or any supporting

material. They have been inserted with a view to boost the compensation.

Accordingly, he prayed to allow C.M.A. No.3852 of 2025, dismiss C.M.A.

No.2052 of 2025 and set aside the Award.

DISCUSSION:

11. Heard either side. Perused the evidence available on record.

12. As regards negligence, in Ex-P.1 - F.I.R. preferred by the

petitioner's owner, it has been stated that the accident occurred when the

first respondent's vehicle travelling towards Chennai in the same direction

as that of his vehicle, suddenly and negligently took a turn without any

indication. In the claim petition, the petitioner has stated that the first

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respondent's vehicle was coming from the opposite direction in a zig-zag

manner and made a Turn without any warning signs to enter Sholavaram

Town and that led to the accident. Admittedly, the informant / owner of the

vehicle driven by the petitioner was present at the accident spot at the time

of accident. Hence, his complaint is based on hear-say information. While

it can be relied on qua factum of accident, in the presence of the petitioner,

it cannot be relied on qua manner of accident. Among these two, the

petitioner is the competent person to depose about the manner of accident.

The petitioner in his claim petition as well as in his evidence as P.W.1, has

consistently maintained a stand that the first respondent's vehicle was

coming in the opposite direction and abruptly made a turn without any

indication leading to the accident. Hence, the petitioner has prima facie

established his case qua manner of accident and negligence. Now the onus

is upon the respondents to rebut the same and prove their case of

negligence on the petitioner. The second respondent ought to have

examined the driver of the first respondent or any other ocular witness to

prove their case, but they have miserably failed to do so. No Rough Sketch

was filed and the Investigating Officer in the Criminal Case was also not

examined. The second respondent has not taken any step to prove its case

of negligence / contributory negligence on the petitioner. Hence, this Court

concludes that the accident occurred solely due to the rash and negligence

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of the first respondent's driver.

13. Coming to the income of the petitioner, there is no standard and

consistent proof. The petitioner is said to have been working as a Heavy

Vehicle Driver at Shifa Royal Aqua Products, a proprietary concern.

Yashwanth, its Manager was examined as P.W.3 and he marked the Ex-

P.19 - Letter issued by the Owner of the said proprietary concern. P.W.3

has deposed that the petitioner earned Rs.1,500/- per day and was entitled

to one day week-off. In Ex-P.19, it is stated that the petitioner earned

Rs.1,500/- per day and Sundays were holidays. In any case, the monthly

income of the petitioner should be around Rs.39,000/- [(Rs.1,500/- X 30) -

(Rs.1,500 X 4)]. But in the very same letter, it has also been stated that the

petitioner earned Rs.30,000/-. Hence, the letter is not consistent with itself.

The petitioner who in his claim petition has stated that he was earning

Rs.20,000/- per month, in his evidence as P.W.1 has inconsistently stated

that he was receiving Rs.45,000/- per month. In grounds of appeal filed

before this Court, it is stated that the petitioner earned Rs.20,000/- per

month. Hence, this Court needs direct or corroborative evidence to decide

the income of the petitioner. The petitioner could have filed his bank

statement, wage register from employer, or atleast examined his co-drivers

if any. But he has not done so. Hence, the petitioner has not proved his

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income. In these circumstances, the Tribunal was right in considering his

income notionally. But it failed to consider the fact that the driving, that

too driving heavy vehicles, is a skilled job and that the petitioner has his

heavy vehicle licence ever since 2014 (Ex-P.16 - Licence). Considering the

said aspects as well as the fact that the accident occurred in the year 2020,

this Court is of the view that the notional income fixed by the Tribunal at

Rs.14,600/- per month is on the lower side and that the petitioner would

have earned not less than Rs.18,000/- per month. Accordingly, this Court

fixes the notional income of the petitioner at Rs.18,000/-.

14. As regards the Sushila's Case relied on by the learned Counsel

for the petitioner, the Hon'ble Supreme Court ruled that the Driver therein

being a driver of a heavy vehicle with 18 wheels, would have earned

Rs.20,000/- as there is demand for drivers for such heavy duty vehicles.

The accident therein took place in 2012. The Driver therein had produced

two documents (Ex-P.3 and Ex-P.4) to contend that he was earning

Rs.23,500/-. In these circumstances, the Hon'ble Supreme Court took

Rs.20,000/- as notional income. Coming to the instant case, the petitioner

herein is a Driver for a water lorry and as stated supra, he has not proved

his alleged income of Rs.45,000/-. Hence, Sushila's Case would not come

to the aid of the petitioner.

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15. As regards the contention qua Ex-P.6 - Medical Bills, the case

of the insurance company is that it is valid only for the amount of

Rs.7,61,321/- spent at F.O.R. Ortho and Neuro Hospital and that the Bills

for the remaining amount viz., Rs.1,70,679/- are false. In this case, the

Administrator of the said Hospital was examined as P.W.4. The insurance

company did not pose him with any question as to the relevancy or

necessity of the treatment and medicines taken by the petitioner outside

their hospital, as shown by the Bills for the remaining amount of

Rs.1,70,679/-. Those Bills bear the name of the petitioner. As per the

discharge summaries available in Ex-P.3 to Ex-P.5, the petitioner had

underwent three surgeries and underwent treatment as in-patient in three

spells, first from May 23, 2020 to June 14, 2020, then from July 3, 2020 to

July 10, 2020, and then from November 2, 2020 to November 7, 2020.

Given the nature and period of treatment, the Bill amount appears to be a

reasonable one. Under the given circumstances, the presumption is that the

Bills were duly incurred by the petitioner due to the accident when there is

no reason to infer otherwise. The insurance company has not let in any

evidence to dispute the genuineness of those Bills. This Court finds no

reason to disbelieve them and the contention of the learned Counsel of the

insurance company in this regard deserves to be rejected.

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16. As regards disability, this Court deems fit to extract hereunder

the relevant portions of Ex-P.3 to Ex-P.5 for better understanding of the

nature of injuries sustained by the petitioner:

Ex-P.3:

"DIAGNOSIS: 1. Major Crush Injury Grade -3B Compound Comminuted Segmental BothBone Fracture (Lt) Leg / 2. Post Traumatic Gangrene (Lt) Foot Dorsum / 3. Post Truamatic Raw (Lt) Dorsum of foot with Bone Exposed Tendon Exposed.

                                  .     .     .         .         .        .         .


                                  PROCEDURE: 1. Wound Wash + Debridement +
                                  LRS Fixation (Lt) done.


Under SA patient on supine position wound washed throughly with NS, Betadine, Scrub, Hydrogen Peroxide paint draped. satisfactly reduction achived and Fracture stabilized using LRS Fixator using 3 Proximal pins and 3 distal pins under C-ARM control, Dislocated 2nd MT, Tarsal joint was stabilised using a k-wire, wound stiching sutures applied using 1 ethilon, through lavoger given Bactrigoss. Dressing applied.

PROCEDURE: 2. Post Traumatic Gangrene Lt Foot Dorsum done.

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Under SA Patient on Supine Position, spiral area with aseptic precaution wound through debridement of the wound done, through wound wash given. Dressing Applied.

PROCEDURE: 4. (sic 3.) Flap Cover + SSG Lt Dorsum done.

Under SA Patient on Supine Position under aspect with aseptic precaution debridement done. Dead Tendon Bone Exised, further debridement done, cross Leg flap from other Leg covered to the defect, SSG harvested from thigh medial aspect for the defect Dressing Applied and POP given."

Ex-P.4:

"DIAGNOSIS: Grade 3B Compound Fracture Lt Leg on External Fix with Cross Leg Flap.

PROCEDURE: Crossing Flap done - Flap Division Lt Leg Done.

Under SA Patient on Supine Position under aseptic precaution division done, Patient had BP fall - flap insert done site sutured using 2-0 ethilon. Dressing Applied."

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Ex-P.5:

"Diagnosis: 6 months old Operated Grade - 3 B Compound Fracture Both Bone with Infected Flap Cover Dorsum of Lt Foot.

Procedure: Wound Wash + Debridement Done Lt Foot."

17. Further, the petitioner appeared before this Court on January 7,

2026. This Court was able to witness the current physical condition of the

petitioner. His left leg appears to be twisted which makes him unable to

move or even stand on his own without holding to someone or some

object. The petitioner would definitely not be able to continue his driver

profession. While so, though the Medical Board assessed the disability of

the petitioner as 81% permanent disability, this Court is of the view that

the petitioner suffers from 100% functional disability. Hence, the Tribunal

was right in fixing 100% functional disability and employing multiplier

method.

18. With Rs.18,000/- as monthly income, 40% future prospects (as

per National Insurance Company Limited -vs- Pranay Sethi, reported in

(2017) 16 SCC 680) and the appropriate multiplier of 17 (as per Sarla

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Verma -vs- Delhi Transport Corporation, reported in (2009) 6 SCC 121),

the compensation under the head of loss of income would be

Rs.51,40,800/-.

19. The Tribunal ought not to have awarded compensation towards

loss of amenities. As functional disability of the petitioner is considered at

100% and multiplier method is employed, there is no need to award

compensation under the head of the loss of amenities and hence, the same

is liable to be removed. In this regard reference may be made to Raj

Kumar -vs- Ajay Kumar, reported in (2011) 1 SCC 343, wherein the

Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed as follows:

"15.It may be noted that when compensation is awarded by treating the loss of future earning capacity as 100% (or even anything more than 50%), the need to award compensation separately under the head of loss of amenities or loss of expectation of life may disappear and as a result, only a token or nominal amount may have to be awarded under the head of loss of amenities or loss of expectation of life, as otherwise there may be a duplication in the award of compensation. Be that as it may."

20. This Court finds the compensation awarded under other heads

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just, fair and reasonable, including that of Rs.2,00,000/- awarded under the

head of loss of marriage prospects.

21. Thus, the petitioner is entitled to modified compensation of

Rs.65,74,015/- [Rupees Sixty Five Lakhs Seventy Four Thousand and

Fifteen only]. The break-up figure is as follows:

S.No. Head Amount Awarded by Amount awarded by the Tribunal this Court

1 Loss of income Rs.41,69,760.00 51,40,800.00 (Rs.20,440/- X 12 X 17 X 100% awarded by Tribunal) (Rs.18,000/- X 40% (FP) = Rs.25,200/-

Rs.25,200/- X 12X 17 X 100% awarded by this Court)

2 Transport to Hospital Rs.20,000.00 Rs.20,000.00 3 Extra Nourishment Rs.30,000.00 Rs.30,000.00 4 Attender's charges Rs.1,00,000.00 Rs.1,00,000.00 5 Medical Bills Rs.9,32,215.00 Rs.9,32,215.00 6 Pain and Sufferings, Mental agony Rs.1,00,000.00 Rs.1,00,000.00 7 Loss of amenities Rs.1,00,000.00 ---

                       8     Future medical expenses                                    Rs.50,000.00        Rs.50,000.00
                       9     Loss of marriage prospects                              Rs.2,00,000.00       Rs.2,00,000.00
                      10 Damage to cloth                                                 Rs.1,000.00         Rs.1,000.00
                                                   Total                            Rs.57,02,975.00     Rs.65,74,015.00
                                                                                    (Rounded off to
                                                                                     Rs.57,03,000/-)




22. The insurance company is directed to deposit the said amount,

less if any already deposited, to the credit of M.C.O.P.No.2514 of 2020 on

the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and II Court of Small

Causes, Chennai, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of

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receipt of a copy of this Common Judgment. In all other aspects, the

Award of the Tribunal shall hold good.

CONCLUSION:

23. Resultantly, C.M.A.No.2052 of 2025 filed by the petitioner is

allowed in part and an enhanced compensation is awarded as detailed

above. C.M.A.No.3852 of 2025 filed by the insurance company is

dismissed. In view of the facts and circumstances of this case, the parties

shall bear their own costs. Connected Civil Miscellaneous Petition is

closed.

                                                                           [N.S.K., J.]             [R.S.V., J.]


                                                                                         21 / 01 / 2026
                    Index                : Yes / No
                    Neutral Citation     : Yes / No
                    Speaking Order       : Yes / No
                    TK




                    To






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                    The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal
                    and II Court of Small Causes
                    Chennai.









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                                                                                  N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.
                                                                                                           AND
                                                                                         R.SAKTHIVEL, J.


                                                                                                              TK


Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chief Court of Small Causes,

PRE-DELIVERY COMMON JUDGMENT MADE IN 021C.M.A. NOS.423 AND 828 OF 202C.M.A. NOS.1902 AND 2302 C.M.A. NOS.2052 AND 3852 OF 2025 AND

C.M.A. NOS.3927 AND 3204 OF 2019 AND 149 OF 2022

C.M.A. NOS.423 AND 828 O

21 / 01 / 2026

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