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(Judgment of the Court was delivered by R.SUDHAKAR,J.) The claimants, who are the parents of the deceased  Raffiuk @ Mohammed Hasan Mydeen, who died in the road traffic accident, have preferred this appeal challenging the award dated 17.07.2012 passed in M.C.O.P.No.704 of 2010 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (III Additional District Judge), Pondicherry.

2. It is a case of fatal accident. On 10.09.2010, at about 00.45 hours at 100 feet road, Ellaipillaichavadi, Puducherry, when one Syed Madhar Kasim along with his brother Raffique @ Mohammed Hasan Mydeen, aged 18 years as a pillion-rider were proceeding in a Bajaj Pulsar Motorcycle bearing Reg.No. PY 01-AU-8532 along the north to south direction in extreme left side of road, a Mahindra Tractor bearing Regn.No.PY-01-X-7009 came in the opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner with a high speed and suddenly turned towards west direction and dashed against the motorcycle. As a result, the rider as well as the pillion rider of the motor cycle were thrown on the road in a pool of blood. Immediately, they were admitted as in-patients in the Government General Hospital, Puducherry and were later referred to JIPMER Hospital, Puducherry for further treatment. Despite the treatment, both of them died in the Hospital itself. The deceased Raffiuk worked as a Basic Computer Instructor in Sudhasana Education Institution at Puducherry and was earning a sum of Rs.10,000/- per month and completed the test in module computer fundamentals, MS-Office and internet under Information technology Sector in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Chennai. That apart, the deceased had also assisted his brother in running a footwear shop under the name and style of ''Western Footwear'' at Pudcherry and was earning a sum of Rs.7,000/- per month. Due to the rash and negligent driving of the 1st respondent's driver, the deceased Raffiuk @ Mohammed Hasan Mydeen died and crippled the family of the claimants. Alleging that the 1st respondent, being the owner and the 2nd respondent, being the insurer of the accident vehicle, are jointly and severally liable, the appellants, the father and the mother of the deceased Raffique filed a petition before the Tribunal claiming a compensation of Rs.35,00,000/-.