JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the claimant in O.P (MV) No.1075 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ernakulam, dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the tribunal. The respondents herein are the respondents before the tribunal.

2. The case of the claimant is that on 12.02.2012 at about 10.50 p.m, while the claimant was travelling in a car bearing Reg. No.KL-27A 3789 driven by the first respondent from north to south and when the car reached the signal junction, the first respondent by neglecting the red signal entered into the junction at a high speed, hit on the left side of another car bearing Reg. No.KL-5 AB 2310 which was crossing the junction and thereafter the car hit on a median and another motorcycle. As a result of which, the claimant, a passenger in the car, sustained grievous injuries. The claimant approached the tribunal claiming a total compensation of ₹9,09,000/-

limited to ₹6,00,000/-.

3. The first respondent is the own