JUDGMENT

The appellant/KSRTC has filed MFA No.5037/2023 challenging the judgment and award dated 23.01.2023 passed by the MACT and XII Additional Judge and ACMM Court of Small Causes Judge, Bangalore, in M.V.C.No.1991/2020 questioning the liability and also to reduce the quantum of compensation.

2. The appellant/claimant has filed MFA Crob No.105/2023 seeking to enhance the compensation awarded by the Tribunal in M.V.C.No.1991/2020 dated

23.01.2023.

3. Heard the arguments of learned counsel for both the appellants and respondents in the above MFA as well as the MFA Crob.

4. The appellant in MFA CROB is the petitioner/claimant and the appellant/KSRTC in MFA No.5037/2023 was the respondent before the Tribunal.

5. For the sake of convenience the rank of the parties is referred to as per their ranking before the Tribunal.

6. The petitioner filed petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act before the Tribunal claiming compensation of Rs.15,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by the petitioner in the road traffic accident that occurred on 10.02.2020 at 10.30 a.m. It is alleged by her in the petition that on 10.02.2020 at 10.30 a.m. in Tumkur Bus Stand, she boarded a KSRTC Bus bearing R