JUDGMENT :

1. This appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) by the 3^rd respondent/insurer in O.P. (MV) No.793/2018 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kozhikode, (the Tribunal), aggrieved by the amount of compensation granted by Award dated 02/09/2019. The respondents herein are the claimants. In this appeal, the parties and the documents will be referred to as described in the original petition.

2. The claim petitioners are the wife, three children and the mother of deceased Sudheesh. According to the claim petitioners, on 16/07/2017 between 06:00 p.m. and 07:00 p.m. while deceased Sudheesh was walking through the side of Thondayad-Ramanattukara bypass road, car bearing registration no.KL-56-Q-8737 driven by 1^st respondent in a rash and negligent manner and in high speed knocked him down causing grievous injuries to which he succumbed.

3. The first respondent, the driver of the offending car remained ex-parte.

4. The second respondent/owner of the car filed written statement admitting the ownership of the car. He contended that there was no negligence on the part of the first respondent. On the other hand, the accident occurred