HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED C.M.A.No.1958 of 2004 JUDGMENT: The claimant preferred this appeal under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act dissatisfied with the compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Karimnagar, in O.P.No.328 of 2000 vide its order dated 29-8-2003. 2. The facts in nutshell are that on the intervening night of 7/8- 12-1997 the claimant was working as Conductor in Shirdi-bound APSRTC bus bearing No.AP-10Z-4026 on a salary of Rs.3,778/- per month. While so, on 8-12-1997 at 4 a.m. when the said APSRTC bus reached Pedegaon bridge of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra State, one MSRTC bus bearing No.MH-31M-9501 came in the opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner at high speed and hit APSRTC bus, as a result the claimant sustained fracture of left hand and right side ribs, two teeth were broken and there was damage to nervous system. The claimant filed the above OP claiming compensation of Rs.1,50,000/- under various heads from the driver and owner of MSRTC bus involved in the accident. The Tribunal after considering the evidence of PWs 1 and 2 and Exs.A-1 to A-8 on behalf of the claimant and none for respondents in OP, held that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the MSRTC bus by its driver and awarded compensation of Rs.1,500/- for the injuries sustained in the accident. Aggrieved by the quantum of compensation, the claimant preferred this appeal. 3. Heard learned counsel for the appellant – claimant and learned counsel for the second respondent and perused the record. 4. In the case on hand, there is no dispute with regard to rash and negligent driving of the bus belonging to Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation. Coming to the quantum of compensation, it is seen that Ex.A-5 is the medical certificate, but it is not clear as to the injuries received. Ex.A-6 is the accident report and Ex.A-7 is a bunch of medical prescriptions and Ex.A-8 is a bunch of medical bills amounting to Rs.3,660/-. PW-2 is the Doctor who examined the claimant when he complained of pain in his right shoulder and upper part of his spine and the Doctor issued Ex.A-7 prescriptions. Thus, there is no concrete evidence on record to assess the compensation. However, the claimant may have suffered some injures and spent certain sum for treatment of those injuries and he may have experienced considerable pain while undergoing treatment for the injuries. Having regard to the injuries sustained normally in an accident of this nature, pain in right shoulder, period of treatment and the amount spent towards medicines, I am inclined to award a total sum of Rs.15,000/-. 5. In the result, the appeal is partly allowed with proportionate costs enhancing the compensation to Rs.15,000/- (Rupees fifteen thousand only). The enhanced compensation shall carry interest at 7% per annum from the date of petition till payment. ___________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. 22-7-2010 bsc