J U D G M E N T

The petitioners in O.P.(MV). No. 1179 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Irinjalakkuda, have preferred this appeal seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the tribunal on account of the death of one Varghese Mathai, who died in a motor accident that occurred on

27.05.2017.

2. The brief fact of the case is as follows:-

On 27.05.2017, at about 9.00 a.m., while Sri. Varghese Mathai was walking through the extreme eastern side of Guruvayur - Kodungallur sector of NH-17, and when reached near Perinjanam Panchayat office, a scooter bearing registration No.KL-47-E-1303, driven by the 2^nd respondent in a rash and negligent manner, hit Sri.Varghese Mathai, causing him to be thrown onto the road and to sustain grievous injuries. Immediately after the accident, he was rushed to the Medical Trust Hospital, Ernakulam; however, he succumbed to his injuries on 02.06.2017 while undergoing treatment.

3. The owner and driver of the offending scooter were arrayed as the 1^st and 2^nd respondents, respectively, whereas the insurer was arrayed as the 3^r