JUDGMENT

Shiva Kirti Singh, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant has preferred these appeals against final judgment and order dated 06.09.2012 whereby the High Court of Karnataka has dismissed appeal preferred by the appellant bearing M.F.A. No. 2386 of 2007 (MV) preferred for enhancement of compensation allowed in his favour by the judgment and Award dated 11.12.2006 in MVC No. 1322 of 2005 by the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Additional Member of Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), Hassan, and partly allowed appeal preferred by the respondent-Insurance company bearing M.F.A. No. 6612 of 2007.

3. The appellant is an Advocate by profession. On 17.04.2005 while he was riding his motor bike and his wife was a pillion rider with him, he met with an accident involving motor bike of respondent no. 2. As a result, the appellant sustained grievous injuries over his hands, legs and spinal cord. He preferred claim petition on 05.12.2005 under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act before the Tribunal claiming compensation of Rs. 15,00,000/- (rupees fifteen lacs) with interest at the rate of 18% p.a. from the respondent by way of just compensation for injuries, losses