( 1 ) THE appellant is the claimant-petitioner in M. V. C. No. 744 of 1996 on the file of the Motor Accidents claims Tribunal, Dakshina Kannada at mangalore (for short, the Tribunal) filed under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles act, 1988 (for short, the Act ). In the said m. V. C. , the appellant claimed total compensation of Rs. 6,00,000 from the respondent for personal injuries suffered by him in an accident occurred on 27. 2. 1996 involving the motor vehicle of the respondent. The Tribunal has awarded total compensation of Rs. 59,190 with court costs and interest on the said amount at 6 per cent per annum from 17. 6. 1996 up to the date of payment. The appellant not being satisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal has preferred this appeal under section 173 (1) of the act.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case, in brief, are as under: Appellant is a businessman carrying on business in the name and style, milton (India) Pharmaceuticals, in Balmata, mangalore. Appellant was a very wealthy person and was regularly playing tennis. On 27. 2. 1996, after he played tennis at kadarigudda, Mangalore, he was returning home on a Kinetic Honda scooter bearing