This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) has been filed by the claimant in O.P. (MV)No.642/2017 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ottapalam (the Tribunal), aggrieved by the amount of compensation granted by Award dated 11/10/2018. The respondents herein are the respondents before the Tribunal. The parties and the documents will be referred to as described in the original petition.

2. The petitioners are the parents, wife and child of Anil Kumar, the deceased. According to the petitioner, on 14/05/2017 at about 08:30 am, while Anil Kumar was riding his scooter bearing registration No.KL-52/J-4728 through Koottanad- Amakkavu public road, a tipper lorry bearing registration No.KL- 52/L-2260 driven by the first respondent, in a rash and negligent manner knocked him down. Anilkumar suffered fatal injuries and though he was rushed to the hospital, he succumbed to the injuries on the same day. The first respondent driver; the second respondent owner and the third respondent insurer of the offending vehicle are jointly and severally liable to compensate the petitioner. Hence the petitioners claimed an amount of ₹25 lakhs as compe