1 therein.
Computing the amount expended, pain and suffering, incapacity to have any future income and the deprivation of other amenities of life and future companyforts she claimed a sum of Rs.6,50,000/ as companypensation.
Her claim petition was tried along with the petition preferred by one Mrs. Muthammal, the applicant in MCOP No.
The accident occurred because of careless and negligent driving of the drivers of both the vehicles.
244 of 1999, putting forth a claim of Rs.6,50,000/ as companypensation for the injuries sustained by her in a motor vehicle accident.
2964 of 2003 and the claimant preferred Cross Objection MD No.
245 of 1999.
Being grieved by the award, the Corporation preferred C.M.A. No.
The tribunal granted Rs.2,00,000/ as companypensation by award dated 22.10.2002 and fastened the liability on both the respondents.
It was averred that she was earning a sum of Rs.1,500/ per month at the time of accident and remained in the hospital for a period of five and half months.
In the accident, the claimant suffered grievous injuries which eventually resulted in the amputation of left leg below knee and abrasion in right shoulder and later amputation of right foot.
Being dissatisfied, the claimant has preferred the present appeal for enhancement of the amount of companypensation.
2 before the tribunal, met with an accident with another bus bearing registration number TN 59 N0912 belonging to the Madurai Division I of the said Corporation, the respondent No.
45 of 2008 for enhancement of the quantum.
Dipak Misra, J. Leave granted.
The appellant as claimant filed an application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for brevity the Act before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Srivilliputtur for short the tribunal forming the subject matter of MCOP No.
It also did number grant interest on the enhanced sum.
The facts which are essential to be exposited are that on 13th March, 1998, the claimant appellant, aged about 30 years, a match industry worker while travelling in a bus bearing registration number TN 59 N0912 belonging to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation, Madurai Division V , the respondent No.
