SELVARAJ vs Pachiayappan,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 13.07.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH CMA No.2082 of 2026 Selvaraj ..Appellant .vs. 1.Pachiyappan 2.M/s.Shri Ram General Insurance Company Ltd., 1st Floor, Front Portion, No,5-F, Sachin Plaza, Reddiyar Block No.1, Salem – 636 016. ..Respondents Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, against the order dated 30.09.2024 made in MCOP.No.100 of 2023, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Special Sub Court I, Salem. For Appellants : Mr.K.Vasanthanayagam For Respondents : Mr.N.Vijayaraghavan for R2 JUDGMENT This appeal has been filed challenging the Award passed by the MACT, Special Sub Court I, Salem in MCOP No.100 of 2023 dated 30.09.2024, wherein, the claimant is seeking for enhancement of compensation. 1/10 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis ( Uploaded on: 15/07/2026 07:54:53 pm ) 2.The case of the claimant is that on 31.10.2022, at about 5.45 p.m., the claimant after completing his work was going back home at Salem-Chennai bye-pass road. At that point of time, the offending vehicle which was a two wheeler, was driven in a rash and negligent manner and it