JUDGMENT:

This Motor Accidents Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed by the claimant, aggrieved by the order and decree passed in OP No. 999/2003 dated 21.05.2007 on the file of Court of Chairman Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal cum III District Judge (FTC) Nalgonda, wherein the Tribunal had awarded a compensation of Rs.76,000/- as against the claim of Rs.2,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by the appellant in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on

18.08.2003.

2. The case of the appellant in brief:

On the intervening night of 18.08.2003 and

19.08.2003, the petitioner and, his cleaner and one B.Mallesham were sleeping in front of their lorry bearing No.AP 16 U 1766 near lorry owners association office situated at ADB road, Thimmapuram at about 12 hours in the midnight a lorry bearing No. ATP 15 came in an opposite direction and in a rash and negligent manner ran over the left leg of the petitioner, as a result, the petitioner sustained compound fracture of left femur, grievous injury on right leg and sustained grievous injuries all over his body and immediately he was shifted to government Hospital Kakinada and took treatment as inpatient. It is pleaded that prior to accident, he was