JUDGMENT

The claimants in OP(MV) No.984/2015 of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ottapalam [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’] have filed this appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Tribunal. Appellants/claimants are the wife, minor children and mother of the victim who died in a motor vehicle accident.

2. On 26.09.2015 at about 9.30 a.m, while the victim, Ramakrishnan, was driving an autorickshaw bearing registration No.KL-08-AN-4299, a bus bearing registration No.KL-08-AH-8797, driven in a rash and negligent manner by the 1^st respondent, collided with the autorickshaw driven by the victim. In the said accident, the victim sustained grievous injuries and he succumbed to the injuries on the same day. Accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the R1, who was the driver of the bus. R2 is the RC owner and