JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and decree in M.C.O.P.No.149 of 2004, dated 31.07.2006 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Cuddalore, for enhancement of compensation.)

1. The Appeal is filed by the claimant for enhancement of compensation.

2. The short facts of the case is that, on 10.08.2003 the petitioner along with his wife Rajalakshmi, Thirugnanasambandam and Thaiyal Nayaki was travelling in Ambassador car bearing registration No.TN-49-X-1071 and proceedings towards Kadambur. Near Pethanayakkankuppam, at about 6.30 a.m. the driver of the Ambassador car rash and negligently dashed against the Transport Corporation Bus bearing registration No.TN-32-N-1161. The accident occurred due to the negligence of the car driver as well as the Transport bus driver. In the said accident, the petitioner sustained injury, one the occupant Thirugnanasambandam died. The petitioner herein was admitted in the hospital for treatment. For one month, he was under treatment as inpatien