(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) Feeling dissatisfied with the enhancement granted by the Madhya Pradesh High Court in the amount of compensation awarded to him by 8th Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gwalior (for short, 'the Tribunal'), the appellant has filed this appeal.
(3.) The appellant, who sustained grievous injuries on the head, right shoulder, back bone and other parts of the body in an accident which occurred on 9.5.1996, filed a petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Act') for award of compensation of Rs. 4,20,000/- with interest. The claim of the appellant was founded on the following assertions: