JUDGMENT :

R.Subbiah, J.

The appeal is heard through video conferencing.

2. Challenging the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Special Sub Judge No.II, Salem, in MCOP.No.1873 of 2016 dated 07.02.2018, the present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company.

3. It is the case of the first respondent/claimant that he was working as an additional driver in a Taurus Lorry bearing Registration No. KA 01 B 8114 and earning a sum of Rs.25,000/- per month. On 26.12.2015, while the said Taurus Lorry was proceeding near a Polytechnic College in Hunagunda Hukal NH 50 Main Road, the Driver of the said Taurus Lorry drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against a Trailer Lorry bearing Registration No.KA 48/3422, which was parked on the left side of the road. Due to the impact, the first respondent/claimant, who travelled as a second driver, sustained multiple grievous injuries on his left leg and other vital organs of the body. Immediately, the injured was admitted in the Government Hospital, Hunagunda, Karnataka and thereafter, he wa