JUDGMENT :

Heard Ms. D. D. Roy, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Ms. M. Choudhury, learned counsel for the respondent No.1/Insurance Company.

2. This appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 challenging the Judgment dated 09.01.2020 passed by the learned Member, MACT (3), Kamrup, Guwahati in MAC Case No. 2183/2017 awarding Rs.23,80,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Three Lakhs Eighty Thousand) only for the injury sustained by the present appellant/claimant in a motor vehicle accident on 07.10.2017.

3. The brief facts of the case is that; the appellant/claimant filed a claim petition for compensation due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on 07.10.2017 at about 6:30 AM involving vehicle No. AS-01/HC-6829 (Super Bus), which was insured with Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. At the time of the incident, the appellant/claimant was riding a motorcycle bearing Registration No. AS-01/BH-3066 with a pillion rider. The offending vehicle, Super Bus bearing Registration No. AS-01/HC-6829, was travelling in the same direction at a very high speed and in a negligent manner. It collided with the appellant's motorcycle from behind, causing grievous injuries to both the