JUDGMENT :

Rekha Palli, J.

1. The present two appeals under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act (the Act), assail the award dated 25.09.2022 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi. While the insurer by way of MAC appeal no. 15/2018 assails the quantum of compensation awarded towards loss of future prospects to the claimant as also the compensation towards the loss of income suffered by the claimant during the period when he was stated to be incapable of discharging any duty, the claimant by way of MAC 377/2018 seeks enhancement of compensation awarded towards loss of future prospects.

2. The brief factual matrix as emerging from the record shows that on 23.06.2015, when the claimant Sh.Santosh Kumar Singh was travelling to Haridwar in a car bearing registration no. DL-1C-3990, the said car met with an accident near police post Gang Nahar, Police Station-Bahadrabad, Uttaranchal. It is the common case of the parties that the vehicle involved in the accident was a ‘Max Pick Up’ bearing registration no. UA-08D-9793. An FIR was promptly registered at the Police Station Bahadrabad, Haridwar against the respondent no.2. The claimant, who suffered grievou