IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.SURENDRA MOHAN THURSDAY, THE 26TH MARCH 2009 / 5TH CHAITHRA 1931 MACA.No. 1041 of 2005() ----------------------- OPMV.1477/1998 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, PALAKKAD .................... APPELLANT(S): APPELLANT/PETITIONER: ----------------------------------- K.A. ABDUL RAHIMAN, S/O. ABDU K.M., KADAKKADAM HOUSE, CHEMANTHODE, NENMARA P.O., CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD. BY ADV. SRI.A.R.GANGADAS RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS: --------------------------- 1. SALEEM, S/O.CHANTHU MUHAMMED, NEDUMANI HOUSE, NENMANI P.O., KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. P.R. GANESAN, S/O. P.A. RANGANATHA IYER, `SAIGNESM', PERUMALKOVIL VILLAGE, KOLLENGODE, PALAKKAD. 3. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., BRANCH OFFICE, SUNITHA BUILDINGS, D.B.ROAD, R.S. PURAM, COIMBATORE-2. ADV. SRI.P.K.MOHANAN(PALAKKAD) FOR R2 SRI.VINOD RAVINDRANATH FOR R2 SRI.RAJESH THOMAS FOR R3 THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 26/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR & K.SURENDRA MOHAN, JJ. .................................................................... M.A.C.A. No.1041 of 2005 .................................................................... Dated this the 26th day of March, 2009. JUDGMENT Ramachandran Nair, J. Heard counsel for the appellant and Standing Counsel appearing for the Insurance Company. Appeal is filed for enhancement of compensation for the injury sustained by the appellant in a road accident. After hearing both sides and after going through the awards passed under various heads, we feel appellant is entitled to increase in fixation of income for the purpose of grant of compensation because he was a vegetable vendor at the time of the accident. Therefore, we increase the income fixed at Rs.1,500/- per month to Rs.3,000/- per month. This will entitle the appellant for additional compensation of Rs.9,000/- for loss of earning for six months and another Rs.6,426/- for permanent disability, which we round up to Rs.6,500/-. Appeal is allowed in part by enhancing the total compensation as above by 2 Rs.15,500/- which will carry interest at 7.5% p.a. from date of application till date of payment. C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR Judge K.SURENDRA MOHAN Judge pms