JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the third respondent/insurer in O.P.

(MV) No.831 of 2011 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Pathanamthitta, challenging the quantum of compensation. The respondent herein is the claimant before the tribunal.

2. Brief facts of the case are as follows: On 04.12.2010, at about 1.00 p.m., while the claimant was travelling in a jeep bearing registration No.KL-28-7789 through Kanalpadi - Dharmagirimandiram, the jeep abruptly hit against a compound wall of the Pentecost Church and turned down on the road due to the rash and negligent driving of the second respondent and as a result, the claimant sustained serious injuries. The claimant approached the tribunal claiming a total compensation of ₹17,36,000/-.

3. The first and second respondents/the owner and the driver of the offending vehicle remained ex parte before the tribunal respectively. The third respondent – insurer filed a written statement, admitting the insurance policy and disputing the liability and quantum of compensation claimed. Before the tribunal, PW1 was examined and Exts.A1 to A15 were marked. The tribunal, after analysing the pleadings and materials on record, found that ac