JUDGMENT :

C.S. Sudha, J.

This appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) by the claim petitioner in O.P.(MV) No.441/2017 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakuda (the Tribunal), aggrieved by the amount of compensation granted by Award dated 20/09/2019. The respondent herein is the third respondent 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 15/12/2016 at about 08:30 a.m., while he was riding motorcycle bearing registration no.KL-45-H-1831 through Irinjalakuda – Kodungallur public road and when he reached at Karupadana Palli nada, car bearing registration no.KL-07-T-777 driven by the second respondent in a rash and negligent manner knocked him down, as a result of which he sustained grievous injuries.

3. The first respondent-owner and the second respondent-driver of the