JUDGMENT : 

SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 02.04.2010 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sirsa (for short, 'the Tribunal') for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimant/appellant on account of injuries suffered by him in a Motor Vehicular accident, occurred on 07.03.2006, whereby the claimant/appellant was granted compensation to the tune of Rs.13,706/-.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced for the sake of brevity.

SUBMISSIONS OF THE LEARNED COUNSELS FOR THE PARTIES

3. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellant has made the following submissions:-

i) That the amount assessed by the learned Tribunal is on the lower side.

ii) That Section 163-A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is now substituted by Section 164 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 32 of 2019 w.e.f 01.04.2022) and compensation should be enhanced as per the substituted statutory provision i.e. Section 164 of