JUDGMENT :

Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel for respondent No.1-claimant.

3. The brief facts of the case as set out in the claim petition are that, on 08.10.2012 at about 6.00 p.m. respondent No.1- claimant was travelling as a passenger in the car bearing Registration No.KA-51/F-24 on NH.48 road and when the car reached near Kothipura Village, Kunigal Taluk, Tumakuru District, a TATA Ace vehicle bearing Registration No.KA-06/ C-3537 came and dashed against the car as a result of which, the claimant sustained grievous injuries. Immediately, he was taken to Government Hospital, Kunigal for first aid and from there, he was shifted to Manipal Hospital, Bengaluru wherein he took treatment as an inpatient. Hence, the claimant filed a claim petition before the Tribunal see