Ritu Bahri, J.

The present appeal has been filed by Rishi Pal, appellant-claimant seeking enhancement of compensation amount awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal') vide award dated 15.10.2012 on account of injuries received by him in a vehicular accident which took place on 17.09.2010.

2. Facts Not in Dispute

On 17.9.2010, Rishi Pal along with his cousin Rajpal son of Kailash Chand resident of Village Tilfera Illabad, Police Station Nanota, District Saharanpur (UP) was going on foot from Mandi Mani Ram, Gharaunda towards Govt. Senior secondary School, Gharaunda. At that time a jeep make TATA bearing No. HR-67-6687 came from Panipat side being driven by its driver-respondent no.1 in a very rash negligent careless manner and hit the claimant, due to which he fell down on the footpath and sustained serious multiple and grievous injuries on vital parts of his body including multiple fractures on his right leg. After the accident, he was shifted to CHC, Gharaunda with the help of Rajpal and the driver of the offending j