IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
JOBIN SEBASTIAN, J
VENKITACHALAM – Appellant
Versus
PRASANNA RAJAN ALUPRAMBIL VEEDU – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. accident and initial compensation claim (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. tribunal's awarded compensation details (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. evaluation of compensation adequacy and calculations (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. final ruling on compensation enhancement (Para 14) |
JUDGMENT
The petitioner in OP(MV) No.1687/2014 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thiruvananthapuram has preferred this appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the tribunal on account of the injuries sustained by him in a motor accident that occurred on 30.06.2014.
2. The case of the petitioner is that on 30.06.2014 at about
03.00 p.m., while he was travelling as passenger in an auto rickshaw bearing Reg.No.KL-21/F-7561 from Venjarammoodu to Kilimanoor and when reached near Tandram Poika junction, a car bearing Reg.No.KL-01/BB-4353, driven by the 2nd respondent in a rash and negligent manner, hit the auto rickshaw in which the petitioner was travelling. Due to the impact of the hit, the petitioner sustained serious injuries.
3. The registered owner and driver of the offending car bearing Reg.No.KL-01/BB-4353 and the owner of the auto rickshaw bearing Reg.No.KL-21/F-7561 were arrayed a
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