THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO C.M.A.No.3987 of 2003 JUDGMENT: Being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 03.05.2002 in O.P.No.1060 of 2001 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- I Additional District Judge, Warangal, the present appeal is preferred by the United India Insurance Company Limited- R.2 on the ground that basing on the evidence of PWs 1 and 2 and documentary evidence Exs.A.1 to A.12, the Tribunal, in all, awarded compensation of Rs.1,94,400/- with interest at 9% per annum from the date of filing of the petition till the date of realisation, which is very excessive. The petitioner originally filed the petition claiming compensation of Rs.1,63,000/- and thereafter enhanced the claim to Rs.3,00,000/-. As seen from the impugned award, the 1st respondent, while examining himself as P.W.1, has also examined Dr.P.Kali Prasada Rao as P.W.2 and got marked Exs.A1 to A12. P.W.1 filed Ex.A.6-disability certificate and Ex.A.7-medical bills, in proof of the injury sustained by him. He also filed the material documents Ex.A.8-Certificate issued by the auditor, Ex.A.9-xerox copy of the form of registration of Dhanalaxmi Fertilizers and Pesticides, Ex.A.10-Licence to work as LIC Agent and also Ex.A.11-pahani evidencing that he was having agricultural lands. While evaluating the evidence of PW.1 basing on the aforesaid documentary evidence, the Tribunal has taken the monthly income of the injured at Rs.3,000/- per month and disability at 25%. As per Ex.A.2-wound certificate, the injured was aged 32 years by the date of the accident. The Tribunal correctly applied the multiplier ‘17’, which is applicable for the age group of 30 to 35 years. Thus, in all, the Tribunal awarded an amount of Rs.1,94,400/- as compensation. As seen from the wound certificate and the evidence of PW.2, the injured was admitted in the MGM Hospital, Warangal, where he was given first aid, and thereafter, he was shifted to Jaya Hospital, Hanamkonda. The petitioner sustained fractures to occipital bone, temporal bone, apart from other injuries and dislocation of right ankle. In spite of taking prolonged treatment and spending huge amounts, he could not recover fully and is experiencing pain in the head and is unable to attend to this business and became permanently disabled. The Medical report reads that injures 1 to 3 are grievous in nature. Therefore, while taking into consideration the evidence of PW.2 coupled with the medical reports, in particular Ex.A.6-disability certificate, the Tribunal assessed the compensation in right perspective and, in any view of the matter, the finding of the Tribunal on that ground do not warrant any interference. However, the interest of 9% per annum granted by the Tribunal is reduced to 6% per annum. With this modification, the appeal is partly allowed. K.S.APPA RAO,J 1st April, 2011 PNV