JUDGMENT :

PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The present Appeal arises out of the judgment and order dated 29.11.2023 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Madras¹[For short ‘High Court’] in C.M.A. No.1388 of 2021 whereby the High Court partly allowed the appeal preferred by the appellant-claimant and enhanced the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Sub Court, Rasipuram²[For short ‘Tribunal’] in M.C.O.P. No. 157 of 2017 from Rs. 10,84,330/- to Rs. 23,86,320/- together with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum.

3. The facts, in brief, necessary for the adjudication of the present Appeal are that on 18.04.2017 at about 6:50 p.m., the appellant was proceeding on his bicycle on the left side of the Namakkal–Salem NH-7 Road near Anaipalayam PACE Bank when a lorry bearing Registration No. KA-25-B-5035, coming from behind, hit the bicycle in a rash and negligent manner. As a result of the accident, the appellant sustained grievous injuries including injuries to his head, jaw, eye and right leg. Owing to the severity of the injuries suffered, his right leg subsequently came to be amputated above the knee.

4. Pursuant to the accident, FIR bearing Crime N