# MANIMUTHU vs DHANDAPANI

Court: madras High Court
Date: 2026-07-15
Petitioner: MANIMUTHU
Respondent: DHANDAPANI

[Official PDF on madras High Court website](https://mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/index.php/casestatus/viewpdf/1351101)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

C.M.A.No.405 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 15.07.2026 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH C.M.A.No.405 of 2024 1. Manimuthu 2. Selvi 3. Kirupananthan ... Appellants Vs. 1. Dhandapani 2. The Manager, The New India Assurance Company Ltd., Situated at CSI Building, No.1, Officer’s Line, Vellore. ... Respondents PRAYER: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, to set aside the award against the judgment and decree dated 28.03.2023 made in MACTOP No.40 of 2023 on the file of the Additional District Court, Tiruvannamalai. For Appellants : Ms.N.Lavanya JUDGMENT This civil miscellaneous appeal has been filed against the award passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Tiruvannamalai, in 1/8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 17/07/2026 02:17:23 pm ) C.M.A.No.405 of 2024 MACTOP No.40 of 2023 dated 28.03.2023, wherein the claimants are seeking enhancement of compensation fixed by the Tribunal. 2. The first and second claimants are the parents and the third claimant is the brother of the deceased, Anand. The case of the claimants is that on 28.08.2017, the deceased was riding a two wheeler

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