Pandimurugeswari and 3 Others vs Managing director, TNSTC Dindigul and 4 Others Advocate - Thangadurai.S — 147/2021

Case under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 140,141,142,163B,166,182A. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 09th April 2026.

Case disposed

MCOP - Motor Accidents Claim Original Petition

CNR: TNTH010027342021

Filing Number

610/2021

Filing Date

26-Jul-2021

Registration No

147/2021

Registration Date

13-Sep-2021

Court

Principal District Court, Theni

Judge

9-Additional District Judge Fast Track Court

Decision Date

09-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Last updated 03-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 140,141,142,163B,166,182A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Pandimurugeswari and 3 Others

    Adv. Velmurugan.V

  2. 2.Minor. Harsha

  3. 3.Minor. Harshan

  4. 4.Patchaiyammal

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Managing director, TNSTC Dindigul and 4 Others Advocate - Thangadurai.S

  2. 2.Krishnan

    Adv. Balakrishnan.D

  3. 3.Chinnachamy

  4. 4.The Branch Manager, New India Insurance Company, Madurai

    Adv. Sundararajan.S

  5. 5.Ashokkumar

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Apr-2026

    Copy of OrderView PDF

    MCOP 147/2021 - Motor Accident Compensation Award Decision: The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Theni) awarded Rs.32,66,408/- with 7.5% interest to the petitioners, holding TNSTC liable for the death caused by rash and negligent driving of bus driver Krishnan. Key Facts: On 13 September 2020, a TNSTC bus (TN57 N 2361) driven by Krishnan collided head-on with a Taurus lorry carrying bricks. The lorry driver, Balasubramani (deceased, age 35), sustained fatal crush injuries. The tribunal applied preponderance of probability standard and relied on eyewitness testimony and FIR findings establishing the bus driver's negligence, rejecting the respondent's contrary claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 09-Apr-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 13-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 06-Mar-2026

    Arguments

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  6. 27-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  7. 21-Jan-2026

    Arguments

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  8. 10-Dec-2025

    Orders

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  9. 27-Nov-2025

    Orders

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  10. 05-Nov-2025

    Orders

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  11. 31-Oct-2025

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  12. 17-Oct-2025

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  13. 23-Sep-2025

    Orders

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  14. 03-Sep-2025

    Arguments

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  15. 14-Aug-2025

    Arguments

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  16. 22-Jul-2025

    Arguments

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  17. 15-Jul-2025

    Arguments

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  18. 10-Jul-2025

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  19. 10-Jul-2025

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  20. 02-Jul-2025

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  21. 02-Jun-2025

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  22. 22-Apr-2025

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  23. 16-Apr-2025

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  24. 21-Mar-2025

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  25. 13-Mar-2025

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  26. 11-Mar-2025

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  27. 25-Feb-2025

    IA Pending

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  28. 18-Feb-2025

    IA Pending

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  29. 10-Feb-2025

    IA Pending

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  30. 07-Feb-2025

    IA Pending

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  31. 24-Jan-2025

    IA Pending

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  32. 18-Dec-2024

    Judgement

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  33. 06-Dec-2024

    Judgement

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  34. 29-Nov-2024

    Judgement

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  35. 27-Nov-2024

    Judgement

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  36. 20-Nov-2024

    Judgement

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  37. 18-Nov-2024

    Orders

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  38. 15-Nov-2024

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  39. 08-Nov-2024

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  40. 29-Oct-2024

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  41. 10-Oct-2024

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  42. 13-Sep-2024

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  43. 30-Aug-2024

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  44. 21-Aug-2024

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  45. 16-Aug-2024

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  46. 20-Jun-2024

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  47. 06-Jun-2024

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  48. 06-Mar-2024

    Service Pending-Notice

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  49. 22-Feb-2024

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  50. 13-Dec-2023

    Restored

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  51. 13-Dec-2023

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  52. 13-Dec-2023

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  53. 16-Jun-2023

    Disposed

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  54. 05-Jun-2023

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  55. 10-Mar-2023

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  56. 07-Feb-2023

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  57. 23-Jan-2023

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  58. 18-Jan-2023

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  59. 11-Nov-2022

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  60. 28-Sep-2022

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  61. 22-Sep-2022

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  62. 21-Sep-2022

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  63. 13-Sep-2022

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  64. 25-Aug-2022

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  65. 25-Aug-2022

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  66. 10-Aug-2022

    Trial

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  67. 04-Aug-2022

    Evidence

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  68. 07-Jul-2022

    Enquiry

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  69. 07-Jun-2022

    Counter

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  70. 21-Apr-2022

    Counter

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  71. 07-Mar-2022

    Counter

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  72. 24-Jan-2022

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  73. 21-Dec-2021

    Counter

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  74. 30-Nov-2021

    Counter

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  75. 10-Nov-2021

    Counter

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  76. 20-Oct-2021

    Service Pending-Notice

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  77. 17-Sep-2021

    Service Pending-Notice

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  78. 13-Sep-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  79. 26-Jul-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. 147/2021

casestatus.in Summary

MCOP 147/2021 - Motor Accident Compensation Award Decision: The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Theni) awarded Rs.32,66,408/- with 7.5% interest to the petitioners, holding TNSTC liable for the death caused by rash and negligent driving of bus driver Krishnan. Key Facts: On 13 September 2020, a TNSTC bus (TN57 N 2361) driven by Krishnan collided head-on with a Taurus lorry carrying bricks. The lorry driver, Balasubramani (deceased, age 35), sustained fatal crush injuries. The tribunal applied preponderance of probability standard and relied on eyewitness testimony and FIR findings establishing the bus driver's negligence, rejecting the respondent's contrary claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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