JUDGMENT

The appellant was the petitioner in O.P.(M.V.) No.29/2008 on the files of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Manjeri. The said claim petition was submitted by him seeking compensation for the injuries sustained to him in a motor accident that occurred on 17.01.2007. According to him, while he was walking along the edge of the road at Angadipuram, he was knocked down by an ambulance driven by the 1^st respondent. The said vehicle was owned by the 2^nd respondent and it was insured with the 3^rd respondent. According to him, he was aged 51 years and was a Government School Teacher, with a monthly income of Rs.11,026/-. Due to the accident, he sustained very serious injuries and the claim petition was submitted in such circumstances.

2. The 3^rd respondent Insurance Company alone contested that matter by filing a written statement wherein they admitted the coverage of policy for the ambulance. However, they disputed the negligence as well as quantum of compensation. The Insurance Company further conten