Hon'ble BHAGWATI, J.—Challenge in this appeal is to the order dated 17th April, 2006 whereby the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Behrod decreed an amount of Rs.48,500/- in favour of the appellant-claimant-Virendra Singh and against the respondents-non-claimants.

2. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant and carefully perused the impugned judgment, it is noticed that on 18th January, 2004, at about 3.00 PM the appellant-claimant-Virendra Singh was coming and when he reached near Kheda Choudhary Hotel, one Jeep bearing registration No.RJ-06-C-7899 suddenly came and wrongly hit the claimant as a result of which he sustained grievous injuries on his person.

3. Learned counsel for the appellant canvassed that the appellant was a cleaner and his monthly income was Rs.3,000/- per month on the date of occurrence but the learned Tribunal is found to have considered the minimum wages i.e. Rs.73/- per day, permissible on that day.

4. Learned counsel further canvassed that the appellant not only sustained simple injuries but sustained fracture on his leg also as a result of which he was not able to perform his routine functions as usual. The learned Tribunal did not consider all these

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