JUDGMENT

This appeal has been filed by the claimants in OP(MV)

No.241 of 2008 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thodupuzha, claiming enhancement of compensation. The respondents herein were the respondents before the tribunal.

2. According to the claimants, on 23.03.2008 at about 11.10 a.m, while the deceased was travelling in a motorcycle bearing Reg. KL-38/5626 along the Pala- Thodupuzha road, a KSRTC bus bearing Reg. No.KL-15/4424 driven by the first respondent in a rash and negligent manner, hit on the motorcycle, whereby she sustained serious injuries and succumbed to the same on the same day. The claimants, who are the legal heirs of the deceased, approached the tribunal claiming a total compensation of ₹10,00,000/-.

3. The first and second respondents/the driver and the registered owner of the offending vehicle, respectively, filed a written statement contending that the accident occurred due to the negligence of the rider of the motorcycle and disputing the compensation claimed a