JUDGMENT :

Mansoor Ahmad Mir, adv:

Appellant-claimant has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court in terms of mandate of Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, (for short, the Act), by the medium of this appeal, and sought enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (II), Shimla, (for short, the Tribunal), in MAC Petition No.14-S/2 of 2004, titled Kamla Sharma vs. M/s Bhart Tour & Travels Pvt. Ltd. and others, vide award, dated 26th June, 2006, whereby compensation to the tune of Rs.2,28,760/- alongwith interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the petition till its realization, stands awarded in favour of the appellant-claimant and against insurer, (for short, the impugned award).

2. Facts of the case, in brief, are that the claimant, being mother of deceased Joginder Sharma, filed Claim Petition before the Tribunal, for grant of compensation on the ground that on 3.12.2003, said Joginder Sharma, while riding on a motorcycle, a bus bearing registration No.DL-IPA-7798, being driven by its driver, namely, Mohd. Salim, rashl