JUDGMENT :

GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, J.

Challenge in the present misc. appeal filed by the claimant/appellant under section 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (for short ‘the Act of 1988’) has been made to the Judgment and Award dated 22.02.2010 passed by the Court of Addl. District Judge (Fast Track) No. 07, Jaipur City, Jaipur (for short ‘the Claims Tribunal), whereby the Claims Tribunal in total awarded Rs. 3,50,000/- as compensation along-with interest @ 6% per annum to the claimant/appellant.

2. Facts of the case in nutshell are that the claimant/appellant filed a claim petition before the Claims Tribunal mainly mentioning therein that when the claimant was riding on his motor cycle, suddenly driver of offending vehicle Gypsy NO. DL-2C-3512 drove its vehicle rashly and negligently and hit the claimant appellant, as a result of which he (claimant/appellant) sustained serious injuries on his body. At the time of alleged accident he was 30 years of age and was doing the job of cutting and polishing jewelery and from that he used to earn RS. 6500/- p.m.

3. On behalf of non-claimant/respondent No. 1, Vakalatnama was filed but no reply was submitted on his behalf. Ex-parte proceeding was initi