JUDGMENT

T.Amarnath Goud, J. - This appeal is filed by the appellant-claimant aggrieved by the Award dated 15.09.2016 passed in M.V.O.P.No.472 of 2013 by the Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-XXV Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court at Hyderabad (for short, the Tribunal).

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 04.02.2012 at about 9.00 pm., while the appellant was proceeding on his TVS Champ bike bearing No.AP13K 0367 from Pedda Shapur Thanda towards Palamakula Petrol Pump, and when he reached near Madanapally Patha Thanda, a DCM Van bearing No.AP22X 1890 came in a rash and negligent manner in opposite direction and dashed the TVS Champ bike. In the said accident, the appellant sustained fracture injuries to his head, left hand and right hand and blunt injury to left side eye, cut of tongue and other injuries all over the body. He filed aforesaid MVOP against respondents Nos.1 to 2, owner and insurer of aforesaid DCM Van, claiming compensation of Rs. 8,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by him.

3. Before the Tribunal, respondent No.1 remained ex parte. Respondent No.2 filed counter denying the averments of the claim petition and contended that the amount claimed is excessive and prayed to dismiss the claim petition.

4. After considering the oral and documentary evidence on record, the Tribunal came to the conclusion that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the driver of the DCM Van and awarded total compensation of Rs. 1,48,600/- under various heads with interest @ 8% per annum from the date of petition till the date of decree and thereafter, at 6% per annum till realization. Dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation, the appellant filed the present appeal, seeking enhancement of the same.

5. Sri P.Ramakrishna Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant, submits that in the accident, the appellant sustained fracture injuries to his head, left hand and right hand and blunt injury to left side eye, cut of tongue and other injuries all over the body, for which, he became disabled permanently, affected with paralysis, shortening of right leg by 4 inches, he is completely bedridden and unable to move from the bed, but the Tribunal granted meager compensation. He further submits that though the appellant filed Ex.A.21, disability certificate, showing that the appellant suffered 55% disability, the Tribunal did not take the same into consideration and did not award any amount under that head. He further submits that though it is brought to the notice of the Tribunal that the appellant was studying B.Com second year and also working as part time driver and used to earn Rs. 10,000/- per month, the Tribunal assessed the income of the appellant at Rs. 4,000/- per month, which is meager. In support of his contention, he relied on a judgment of the Apex Court in V.Mekala V. M.Malathi, 2014 ACJ 1441 . Basing on the above submissions, the learned counsel seeks to enhance the compensation.

6. Sri K.S.N. Murthy, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2, submits that the Tribunal passed a well reasoned order by taking into consideration all the aspects and seeks to dismiss the appeal.

7. As per Ex.A.3-medico legal record issued by Osmania General Hospital, shows that the appellant sustained three injuries i.e., (i) dressed wound on left hand, (ii) dressed wound on forehead and orbit and (iii) skin abrasion on the back. Ex.A.6, discharge summary, shows that the appellant was admitted as inpatient in the Osmania General Hospital on 05.02.2012, surgery was conducted to him on the same day for left frontal depressed fracture and he was discharged on 13.02.2012. It also shows that the appellant took treatment under Arogyasree Scheme. The evidence of P.W.3-Assistant Professor in Neuro Surgery in Osmania General Hospital, and P.W.4-doctor in Multi-speciality Hospital, Dilsukhnagar, shows that the appellant sustained aforesaid three injuries, out of which, one is the grievous injury and two are the simpl