JUDGMENT :

C.S. SUDHA, J.

1. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) has been filed by the claim petitioner in O.P.(MV) No.1142/2013 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thrissur, (the Tribunal), aggrieved by the amount of compensation granted by Award dated 03/01/2020. The respondents herein are the respondents in the petition. In this appeal, the parties and the documents will be referred to as described in the original petition.

2. According to the claim petitioner, on 15/01/2013 at about 05:30 a.m., while he was standing at Amballur junction on the extreme western side of Pudukkad-Paliyekkara NH 47, car bearing registration No.KL-05-V-9255 driven by the second respondent in a rash and negligent manner knocked her down, as a result of which she sustained grievous injuries.

3. The first respondent/owner and th