RAJEEV GUPTA, C. J.

Mr. Dharamveer, Senior Advocate for the appellant. None for the first respondent. Mr. D. S. Patni, Advocate for the second respondent.

2. This is claimants appeal for en hancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/additional District Judge- First Fast Track Court, Udham Singh Nagar vide Award dated 22-07-2003 passed in Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 93 of 2001.

3. Claimant Balbir Singh claimed compensation of Rs. 18,00,000/- for the injuries suffered by him in the mo tor accident when on 30-05-1999 first respondent Munna Singh brought his truck bearing No. UTJ 2412 driving rashly and negligently and dashed the claimant resulting in serious injuries to him. The claimant pleaded that he was an agriculturist having 12 acres of land. It was further pleaded that the peti tioner was earning Rs. 15000/- per acre and on account of the injuries suffered by him in the accident, he has been deprived of substantial part of that in come as he was forced to lease out his agricultural land @ Rs. 5000/- per acre.

4. Respondent No. 1 Munna Singh, driver of the offending vehicle and Re spondent No. 2 National Insurance Company Ltd. , insurer of t

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