The above Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the appellant/respondent against the Award and Decree, dated 07.04.2004, made in M.C.O.P.No.239 of 2003, on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Additional District Court, Fast Track Court No. II, Cuddalore, awarding a compensation of Rs.1,84,000/- together with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing the petition till the date of payment of compensation.

2. Aggrieved by the said Award and Decree, the appellant/respondent has filed the above appeal praying to scale down the compensation amount granted by the Tribunal.

3. The short facts of the case are as follows:

On 22.08.2008, at about 16.30 hours, when the petitioner was travelling in the respondents Corporation bus bearing registration No.TN32 N0566 from Pattambakkam to Cuddalore, at Thirupapuliyur bus stand the petitioner while getting down from the bus, the driver of the bus suddenly started the bus without signal from the conductor, resulting the petitioner fell down on the floor from out of the bus, thereby the petitioner sustained fracture on his left leg, immediately he was rushed to the Krishna Hospital, Cuddalore.

4. The