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2025 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 43752

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S. Sudha, J
RANJITH MUKUNDAN – Appellant
Versus
SUDHAKARAN – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI.P.G.SURESH, SMT.ASWATHY KRISHNAN
For the Respondents: SMT.LATHA SUSAN CHERIAN

Table of Content
1. filing of appeal and initial facts about the injury claim. (Para 1 , 3 , 4)
2. tribunal's findings and initial award computation. (Para 5 , 6)
3. discussion on compensation aspects including income and disability assessments. (Para 7 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
4. final ruling enhancing compensation with specific directions. (Para 13)

C.S.SUDHA, J.

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M.A.C.A. No.244 of 2020 ----------------------------------------------------

Dated this the 30th day of July 2025 J U D G M E N T This appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) by the claim petitioner in O.P.(MV) No.1537/2013 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thrissur, (the Tribunal), aggrieved by the amount of compensation granted by Award dated 14/08/2019. The respondents herein are respondents 1 to 3 respectively in the petition. In this appeal, the parties and documents will be referred to as described in the original petition.

2. According to the claim petitioner, on 23/10/2012 at

01:00 p.m., while he was pillion riding on motorcycle bearing registration no.KL-46/E-9663 through Mattom-Pavaratty public road and when he

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