Porathissery Grama Panchayat, the 1st defendant in O.S.No.1729 of 2003 before the Principal Munsiff's Court, Irinjalakuda, is the appellant. Panchayat has filed the appeal aggrieved by the reversal of trial court's decree and judgment by the lower appellate court, whereby a suit filed for compensation and damages was allowed by the lower appellate court. Plaintiff and 2nd defendant are the respondents in this appeal.

2. Case in the plaint, stated briefly, is as follows: The plaintiff/1st respondent is a porter in the Food Corporation of India, Ankamaly. On 18.06.2003 at 7.35 a.m., while he was proceeding to a bus stop to attend to his duties, a stray dog attacked him and bit on his leg. He was immediately taken to Medical College Hospital, Mulankunnathukavu, Thrissur. He was required to take anti-rabis vaccination. Since the medicine was not available in the Medical College Hospital, it was brought from Coimbatore at a cost of Rs. 14,076/-. He mobilised the amount through his friends and relatives. He was given other medicines and rabipur injection at a cost of Rs. 264/- per day, for three days. He had also incurred travelling expenses and by standard's expenses. According