NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY Vs. HARI PRAKASH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. P. Srivastava, J. Heard the learned Counsel for the insurer-appellant. The appellant has filed the present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act feeling aggrieved by the award determining an amount of Rs. 1,52,2000 (One Lac Fifty Two Thousand and Two Hundred) as compensation to which the injured-claimant was found entitled to on account of grievous injuries received by him in an accident involving the offending motor vehicle insured by the present appellant covering the risk.

(2.) THE Tribunal, after considering the evidence and material brought on record, had come to the conclusion that the injured was aged about 29 years at the time of the accident and was having an income of Rs. 1,500 per month. For the expenditure incurred by the injured on his medical treatment, the Tribunal had found it appropriate to award an amount of Rs. 50,000 and for diet etc. another amount of Rs. 5,000. THE extent of permanent disability was found to be only 30%.

(3.) TAKING into consideration the ratio of the aforesaid decision which stands attracted in the facts and circumstances of the present case, the Insurer-appellant is not entitled to get reduced the liability in regard to payment of the amount of compensation in question fastened upon it under the impugned award.