JUDGMENT :

A.V. RAVINDRA BABU, J.

1. Challenge in this M.A.C.M.A. is to the award, dated 06.10.2006 in M.V.O.P. No. 140 of 2004, on the file of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-VII Additional District Judge, Madanapalle, Chittoor District (“Tribunal” for short).

2. The appellant is the claimant in the M.V.O.P. No. 140 of 2004 before the Tribunal and he urged to pay compensation of Rs.1,50,000/- towards injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident and the learned Tribunal awarded a sum of Rs.53,000/- as against Rs.1,50,000/-. Felt aggrieved that the compensation so awarded by the Tribunal as inadequate, the claimant filed this M.A.C.M.A.

3. The parties to this M.A.C.M.A. will hereinafter be referred to as described before the learned Tribunal for the sake of convenience.

4. The case of the petitioner, in brief, according to the averments in the Motor Vehicle accident claim, is that:

(i) On 07.09.2003, the petitioner was waiting for a bus in order to come to Madanapalle. At about 04.30 p.m., near Sarkar thopu on Madanapalle-Kadiri road, the driver of offending jeep bearing No. AP 04 U 5582 (“offending vehicle” for short), drove the same in a rash and negligent manner and dashed