JUDGMENT :

(C. PRATHEEP KUMAR, J.)

The 3^rd respondent in O.P.(M.V.)No. 1102/2011 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Alappuzha, is the appellant and the petitioner in the O.P. is the Cross Objector. For the purpose of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as per their rank before the Tribunal. The petitioner filed the above O.P. under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation for the injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 26.12.2010.

2. According to the petitioner, on 26.12.2010 at about 1.30 a.m., he was travelling in the lorry bearing registration No.KL-4 S-2039 along Karoor -Salem NH17 public road as cleaner of the said lorry driven by the 4^th respondent. When they reached the place of occurrence, another lorry bearing registration No.TN-28V-5153 driven by the 1^st respondent collided with the lorry in which he was travelling and as a result of which, he sustained serious injuries. The 1^st respondent is the driver, the 2^nd respondent is the owner and 3^rd respondent is the insurer of the lorry TN-28V-5153. 4^th respondent is the driver, 5^th respondent is the owner and 6^th respondent is the insurer of the l