JITHU S/O SASI Vs. ALLI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant sustained serious injuries - depressed fracture (R) frontal bone with extra durahaematoma - in a road traffic accident which occurred while he, a minor boy aged eight years was hit down by a car driven rashly and negligently by the second respondent. The Tribunal under the impugned award found that the accident had occurred only because of the rashness and negligence of the second respondent and that in respect of the offending car, the third respondent Insurance Company had issued a policy which was valid and subsisting at the time when the accident had occurred.

(2.) THE grievance voiced by the appellant in this appeal is that he did not receive adequate compensation for the injuries sustained by him. His claim was for Rs. 2 lakhs and the learned Tribunal awarded only Rs. 45,250/- together with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. According to the appellant there is gross inadequacy in the compensation awarded by the Tribunal to him under various heads including the head of medical expenses. In fact against I.A.1513/10 and I.A.1197/12 the appellant has produced medical bills for a sum of Rs. 7,410/- and Rs. 372/- respectively. Having seen the bills, we find them to be genuine and we are of the opinion that the total value covered by the bills and additional amount towards transferring to hospital can be allowed to the appellant. We therefore mark the additional documents produced along with I.A.1513/10 as Ext.A10 series. We mark the documents produced along with I.A.1197/12 as Ext.A11 series. Inclusive of the total value covered by Ext.A10 series and Ext.A11 series and the travelling expenses incurred by the appellant in connection with the treatment covered by Ext.A10 and Ext.A11, we award to the appellant a sum of Rs. 8,500/- towards medical expenses and incidental travel.

(3.) SIMILAR inadequacy is noticed by us in the compensation awarded to the appellant towards loss of amenities. Hence, we award to the appellant Rs. 5,000/- more towards loss of amenities.