UDGMENT :

(PER: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.)

The appellant is before this Court under Sec.173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘the MV Act’) praying for modifying the judgment and award passed in M.V.C. No.112/2018 on the file of Senior Civil Judge and Addl. MACT, Sirsi (for short, ‘ the Tribunal’), in respect of saddling 50% contributory negligence on the rider of motor vehicle and also praying for enhancement of compensation.

2. Parties would be referred to by their ranks, as they were before the Tribunal, for sake of convenience and clarity.

3. Petitioner has filed claim petition under Section 166 of MV Act, praying for compensation in respect of the injuries he sustained in the road traffic accident that had taken place on 12.10.2017 at 08.45 a.m. at Kemmangatti Taggu, Yelugar involving Motorcycle bearing registration No.KL-31-L-4199 and NWKRTC bus bearing registration No.KL-42-F-993.

4. Case of the claimant in nutshell is that on 12.10.2017 at 08.45 p.m., when petitioner was riding his motorcycle bearing registration No.KL.31-L.4199 near Kemmangatti Taggur, Yelulgar, a NWKRTC Bus bearing registration No.KL.42-F.993 came from opposite direction from Heroor to Bale