IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN FRIDAY, THE 5^TH DAY OF JULY 2024 / 14TH ASHADHA, 1946 MACA NO. 2293 OF 2012 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT DATED 25.06.2012 IN OPMV NO.1359 OF 2003 OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COURT-II & IST ADDITIONAL MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL , MAVELIKKARA APPELLANT/S:

SANTHOSH KUMAR S/O.SASIDHARAN NAIR, ERUNATTIL HOUSE,PADINJATTUMURI, PULIYOOR P.O.,CHENGANNUR BY ADV SRI.K.SASIKUMAR RESPONDENT/S:

1 SASI K.V. @ MURALI S/O.VELU,KOLLASSERIL VEEDU, ELANJIMEL THEKKUM MURI,PULIYOOR VILLAGE,CHENGANNUR-689121

2 THE SECRETARY ADOOR TALUK AUTORKSHAW AND LMV-

THOZHILALI CO-OPERAVIE SOCIETY LTD PT 81,ADOOR, PATHANAMTHITTA

3 NATIOANL INSURANCE CO LTD DIVISIONAL OFFICE, NELSON BUILDINGS,KAYAMKULAM BY ADV SRI.A.R.GEORGE THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05.07.2024, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Dated this the 05^th day of July, 2024 The appellant sustained the following injuries in a road traffic accident on

13.07.2003;

'Fracture shaft of femur lower 1/3^rd left.'

He therefore approached the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal seeking compensation of Rs.1,25,250/-. In the claim petition, th