S.B. CIVIL MISC. APPEAL NO.1429/2013 Mahendra Singh Vs. Pradeep Chouhan & Ors. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 21st August, 2013 ::P R E S E N T::
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.K. LOHRA
Mr. Anuj Sahlot, for the appellant.
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BY THE COURT:
The appellant-claimant has laid the instant appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, for enhancement of amount of compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, No.1, Udaipur (for short, hereinafter referred to as 'the learned Tribunal'). The appellant preferred a claim petition before the learned Tribunal under Section 166 of the Act of 1988 for claiming compensation to the tune of Rs.27,40,000/-. Precisely, for claiming the compensation, the appellant has inter-alia averred in the claim petition that on fateful day of 5th of March 2012, when he was riding on his motorcycle [2]
bearing No.RJ27-SM-0100 and was proceeding towards home, the third respondent while driving his car No.RJ27- CB-3045 rashly and negligently caused accident and that resulted in serious injuries to the appellant. The appellant has claimed the said compensation on the ground that the grievous injuries suffered by him has resulted in 12% permanent disability. That apart, he has also claimed the compensation under various heads including the amount incurred by him for his treatment and medicines etc. The learned Tribunal, after considering the evidence and oth