JUDGMENT

The appellant was the petitioner in O.P.(M.V) No.

2184/2005 on the files of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thrissur. The said claim petition was submitted by him seeking compensation for the injuries sustained in a motor accident that occurred on 18.05.2005. According to the appellant, the accident occurred, when he was travelling as a pillion rider on a motorcycle, the said motorcycle was hit by a container lorry bearing registration number TN-33/B-5343, driven by the first respondent. The second respondent was the registered owner and the third respondent was the insurer of the said lorry. The appellant sustained serious injuries in the accident. He was aged 21 years at the time of the accident and was working as a salesman in a bakery with a monthly income of Rs. 4,500/-. The claim petition was submitted in such circumstances.

2. The third respondent alone contested the matter by filing a written statement wherein, they admitted the coverage of policy for the said vehicle. However, they denied negligence on the part of the first respondent in driving the lorry and according to them, the accident occurred due to the negligence of the rider of the motorcycle. It was a