JUDGMENT :

(JOBIN SEBASTIAN, J.)

The petitioner in O.P.(M.V.) No. 2451 of 2016 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam, has preferred this appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the tribunal on account of the injuries sustained by him in a motor accident that occurred on 03.01.2016.

2. The case of the petitioner in brief is as follows:-

On 03.01.2016, at 9.30 a.m., while the petitioner was riding a motorcycle bearing registration No. KL-43-E-6706 through Chalakudy - Malakkapara S.H. Public Road, and when reached at Mukkupuzha, a car bearing registration No.KL-7-AW-1819 driven by the 2^nd respondent in a rash and negligent manner hit the motorcycle on which the petitioner was riding. Due to the impact of the hit, the petitioner was thrown onto the road causing severe injuries on him.

3. The owner and driver of the offending car were arrayed as 1^st and 2^nd respondents respectively, whereas, the insurer was arrayed as the 3^rd respondent. The 3^rd respondent contested the petition by filing a written statement mainly disputing the quantum of compensation claimed, despite admitting insurance coverage for the car involved in the accident. Petitioner's eviden