JUDGMENT :

1. The appellant herein – original claimant has preferred the present First Appeal against the judgment and award passed in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.811 of 2001 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Panchmahals at Godhra, which was subsequently transferred to Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dahod and new Motor Accident Claim Petition Number was given as MACP No.4134 of 2000 dated 30.11.2007. The claimant has filed the claim petition to get compensation of Rs.3 lakhs from the respondents in vehicular accident, which had occured on 09.03.2001, whereby the appellant lost his father – Jesingbhai Patel. The Tribunal has awarded Rs.1,58,000/- with 9% interest p.a.. Therefore, the present appeal is filed for enhancement before this Court by the appellant claimant.

2. The brief facts of the present case are that, the deceased Jesingbhai Patel, who happened to be a father of the claimant – appellant herein, was coming towards Limkheda from Dahod in Jeep bearing registration No.GJ-17-C—1968 on 09.03.2001 and when the said Jeep reached near Sim of Village – Vateda on D