By a practically number reasoned order, appeal has been disposed of.
The first Additional Civil Judge Sr.
Respondent No.1 the widow of the deceased and his two minor children filed a Claim Petition claiming companypensation in terms of Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in short the Act .
Division and Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Mysore in short the MACT awarded a sum of Rs.1,83,500/ as companypensation alongwith 6 interest from the date of filing the Claim Petition.
At about 8.15 p.m. one Jayasheela hereinafter referred to as the deceased who was driving two wheeler sustained injuries, because the bus dashed against the deceased who died on the spot.
Questioning quantum of the companypensation, respondents Nos.1, 2 and 3 filed an appeal before the High Court.
The High Court fixed the quantum at Rs.4,05,500/ with interest at the rate of 6 as was directed by the MACT.
Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Leave granted.
Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by a learned Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court allowing the appeal filed by the claimants respondents.
Appellant filed its objections denying the liability and took the stand that the accident occurred because of the negligence on the part of the deceased.
Background facts in a nutshell are as follows On 19.3.1998 a bus owned by the appellant corporation was plying between Erode to Mysore via Nanjangud.
