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1997 Supreme(Mad) 959

A.ABDUL HADI, P.SATHASIVAM
M. Jaganathan – Appellant
Versus
Pallavan Transport Corporation Ltd. – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For Appellant/Petitioner/Plaintiff: M. Swamikkannu, Adv.
For Respondents/Defendant: G. Vasudevan, Adv.

JUDGMENT

A. Abdul Hadi, J.

1. The claimant, who is the injured in the motor accident that took place on 21.6.1990 is the appellant in this civil miscellaneous appeal against the compensation of Rs. 12,000 granted by the Tribunal only on the basis of no fault liability. The claim was for Rs. 6,00,000.

2. The injury sustained by the appellant has resulted in the amputation of his left leg above the knee. The injury was sustained when he was getting down from the respondent's bus from the front entrance of the bus and at a place, which was not a bus stop for the said bus. The bus was proceeding from the Flower Bazaar Police Station towards Parrys Corner in George Town, Madras. -A. According to the claimant, there was a traffic jam due to some procession at the abovesaid place and the bus stopped as a consequence at the abovesaid place and the conductor himself asked the passengers, who wanted to get down at the next bus stop, viz., Parrys Corner to get down at the said place itself. Further, according to the claimant, pursuant to the said suggestion of the conductor, just like certain other passengers including PW 2, he also got down towards the end, but, even before he could get down co















































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