IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.R.ANITHA TUESDAY, THE 5^TH DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 15TH CHAITHRA, 1944 MACA NO. 2653 OF 2012 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OPMV 1189/2007 OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL MUVATTUPUZHA APPELLANT/PETITIONER:

GEORGE M.T.

S/O.THOMAS, AGED 60 YEARS, MECHAMALIL HOUSE,METHALA.P.O,ODACKALY, (VIA), KURUPPANPPADY.

BY ADVS.

SRI.SOORAJ T.ELENJICKAL SRI.K.NIRMALAN RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS:

1 JAMAL S/O.MUHAMMED,KARIMBANACKAL HOUSE, THOTTAPPADAM,ALLAPRA,PERUMBAVOOR.P.O,PIN-683542.

2 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO.LTD PERUMBAVOOR-683542.

OTHER PRESENT:

SRI.LAL K.JOSEPH,R2 THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

05.04.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Appellant is the claimant in O.P.(M.V)No.1189/2007 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Muvattupuzha (in short, the Tribunal). The claim petition has been filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short, the Act), claiming total compensation of Rs.2,68,000/-, for the injuries sustained by the claimant in a motor accident occurred on

01.08.2007.

2. It is alleged that while the appellant/claimant was walking throug