ORAL JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the claimant challenging the judgment and award dated 2^nd January 2017, passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge and Member, Addl.M.A.C.T., Kundapura, (for short `Tribunal'), in MVC No.945/2014, seeking enhancement of compensation.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to as per their ranking before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case are that, on 19.11.2014, at about 5.30 p.m., the claimant was going on motorcycle bearing registration No.KA-20-L-6489 as a pillion rider from Hale-Alive side towards Koteshwara and one Suresh Poojary, (who was the claimant in the connected MVC.No.943/2014) was riding the said motorcycle. When they reached near Old Ice-plant, Koteshwara village, Kundapura Taluk, a Tata Ace bearing registration No.KA-20-B-8385 (offending vehicle), driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, hit the motorcycle of the claimant. As a r