JUDGMENT

K.S. Hemalekha, J. - This appeal is preferred by the claimants, who are the wife, child and parents of the deceased Ramesh assailing the judgment and award dated 16/05/2020, passed in MVC. No. 840/2018 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge & Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hosadurga ("the Tribunal" for short) seeking enhancement of compensation, whereby the Tribunal has awarded total compensation of Rs. 49,77,000/- with interest at the rate of 6% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of deposit.

2. The claimants filed the claim petition MVC. No. 840/2018 seeking compensation of Rs. 89,00,000/- on account of death of one Ramesh who died in a road traffic accident that occurred on 29/01/2018 at 6.00 p.m. when the deceased was proceeding on Honda motorcycle bearing registration No. KA-16/EH-7026 as a pillion rider, when he reached near APMC gate at Alankar bar on Huliyaru-Hosadurga Road, the rider of another motorcycle bearing registration No. KA-16/EJ-0519 rode the motorcycle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against the deceased's motorcycle, due to the imp