1. Being aggrieved by the quantum of compensation, the appellant - injured has preferred this appeal.

2. Short facts leading to the appeal, are as follows:
In the accident, which occurred on 30.12.2004, the appellant sustained a fracture in the thigh. He has also sustained injuries in the head and other parts of the body. According to him, he was initiallly treated in Chengalpattu Hospital and thereafter, taken treatment in Hindu Mission Hospital at Tambaram, between 31.12.2004 and 16.01.2005. Again he was hospitalised in Parvathi Hospital, between 18.01.2005 and 21.01.2005. To prove that he has sustained serious injuries and hospitalised in the abovesaid hospitals, he has produced Exs.P1 to P6 _ Discharge Summaries.

3. According to the appellant, at the time of accident, he was aged 47 years and a Journalist. He claimed to have earned Rs.15,000/- per month. To prove the avocation and income, Ex.P9 _ Identity Card and Ex.P10 _ Salary Certificate, have been produced. Ex.P11 is the copy of the FIR, registered against the driver of the lorry, bearing Registration No.TNG 7223, insured with National Insurance Company Ltd, 2nd respondent herein. A case in Cr.No.639 of 2004, has been regi