JUDGME NT This appeal, underSection 173of Motor Vehicles Act, has been filed by the appellant / claimant for enhancement of the sum awarded in M.C.O.P. No.262 of 2019 on the file of the Additional District Court, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hosur.

2. Shortly stated, on 20.08.2018 at about 8 a.m., the appellant /

petitioner was travelling as pillion rider in a TVS Star City Motorcycle bearing Registration No. TN-70-V-9817, which was ridden by his friend Ajith Kumar. While they were proceeding towards Hosur, on Attibele Andhivadi Check post road, on Nangapuram Railway Flyover Bridge, a Bharat Benz Tipper Lorry bearing Registration No.KA-51-B-9844, belongs to the 1^st respondent, driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner, came in the opposite direction, dashed against the motorcycle in which the appellant/petitioner was travelling, as a result of which, the appellant and his friend fell down and sustained grievous injuries. They were taken to Government Hospital, Hosur. The appellant / petitioner was treated as inpatient and was discharged on 28.08.2018. A