( 1 ) AT the outset we may refer to a few relevant facts which have resulted in the present proceedings. On 7-8-1977 the appellant-claimant while going on his cycle towards Chhani road on the outskirts of the city of Baroda met with a serious vehicular accident when a motor-truck belonging to respondent No. 2 and driven by respondent No. 1 who has been deleted from the record of this appeal subsequently as he could not be served with the notice of this appeal came from behind and dashed with and knocked down the appellantclaimant and practically ran over him. The appellant was knocked down and was severely injured as he was crushed by the front left wheel of the truck. The accident left him with severe injuries including rupture of urethra. We will have an occasion to refer in details to the injuries suffered by the claimant in the later part of this judgment. At present it is sufficient to note that even though the claimant survived after the accident his life became miserable and he was reduced to a very unhappy and miserable state of physical existence. At the time of the accident the appellant-claimant was aged 26 years and unmarried. He claimed a total compen