THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY in/and

COMMON JUDGMENT:

The appellant-claimant filed the appealunder Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, feeling aggrieved by the awarddated 24-06-2015 passed by the XIIIAdditional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District, at L.B.Nagar(for short, “the Tribunal”) in M.V.O.P.No.1074 of 2008, whereby the Tribunal granted compensation of Rs.1,95,000/-with proportionate costs and interest thereon at 7% per annum from the date of petition till realization.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 25.02.2008 at 19-30 hours the appellant was proceeding on his Hero Honda motor cycle bearing No.AP 11 H 4047 from Osmania University to Uppal and when he reached near Rajayalaxmi Theatre, one van bearing No.AP 10 V 8377 driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner dashed the motor cycle of the appellant without following traffic rules and as a result, the appellant sustained multiple fractures and injuries all over his body and he was immediately shifted to Kamineni Hospital, L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad, from there he was later shifted to Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad for treatment where he was treated as an inpatient and he also took