JUDGMENT :

AMARJEET CHAUDHARY, J.

1. This order will dispose of F.A.F.O. No. 522 of 1985 filed by the State of Punjab and Cross-Objection No. 88-CII of 1985 filed by A.V. Unnikrishanan, claimant, as these arise out of one and the same judgment of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jalandhar.

2. For the purpose of order, facts have been taken from F.A.F.O. No. 522 of 1985.

3. Briefly put, the relevant facts for the decision of the case are that A.V. Unnikrishanan, who was 27 years at the time of accident which took place on 9.9.1982, filed claim application before Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jalandhar, claiming Rs. 3,00,000/- as general damages. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal held that the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving of bus No. PBQ 4517 driven by Satwant Singh and awarded compensation in the following manner: