JUDGMENT :

Songkhupchung Serto, J.

1. Heard Mr. B. Devnath, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant and also heard Mr. B.N. Sarmah, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and award dated 9.3.2018 passed by the MACT, Dimapur in MAC Case No. 122/2016 wherein, the learned Tribunal awarded a sum of Rs. 7,83,600/- to the claimant/respondent.

3. The brief facts leading to the filing of this appeal are as follows:-

On 17.4.2014 at around 9 PM, the respondent/claimant, while he was riding on a Motorcycle was knocked down by a truck bearing registration No. AS/C-3624 driven by the respondent No. 2 at Khelmati Lakhimpur. After the accident the respondent was taken to hospital namely, North Lakhimpur hospital and thereafter to Hayat Hospital at Guwahati where he was treated from 18.4.2014 to 27.4.2014. Being aggrieved by the injuries and the disabilities suffered, the respondent No. 1/claimant herein filed a claim case under the Motor Vehicles Act before the learned Tribunal at Dimapur praying for adequate compensation to be given for the" injuries and disability suffered by him which is claimed to be 55%. The learned Tr