JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. Pfosekho Pfotte, learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. M. Wabang, learned counsel for respondent No. 1.

2. This is an appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 filed by the appellants against the impugned judgment and award dated 04.05.2020, passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dimapur, Nagaland in MAC Case No. 14/2016.

3. The brief fact of the case is that on 31.08.2015, an accident occurred at NH-39 when a vehicle bearing Registration No. AS 09B 7681 (Maruti Alto K10), knocked down the claimant/Respondent and his wife due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the said offending car. As a result, the claimants sustained grievous injuries to their bodies including chest injury. The claimants were shifted to G.D. Hospital & Research Centre and thereafter underwent further prolonged medical treatment at Patna under the supervision of Orthopedic Doctor, but in vain, and they were rendered permanently disabled and now, the claimant cannot resume his occupation/work making him jobless, losing his bright future prospect and now spending his life in agony, misery and passing through other passage of life.

4. The respon