THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO C.M.A.No.3674 OF 2003 ORDER Aggrieved against the order dated 16-5-2003 passed in OP No.527 of 2000 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal- cum-Principal District Judge, Warangal, the present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal has been preferred. Appellant is the claimant. 1st respondent is the owner of the offending vehicle. 2nd respondent is the insurer. The parties herein will be referred to as arrayed in the Tribunal. The Tribunal having analyzed the oral and documentary evidence adduced before it, granted an amount of Rs.75,000/- to the claimant. Being not satisfied with the same, the present appeal is filed. Learned counsel for the appellant contends that the Tribunal failed to consider the medical bills produced by the claimant, granted only Rs.25,000/- towards medical expenses and also failed to consider the gravity of the injuries, granted only Rs.40,000/- towards pain and suffering. He further contends that the compensation granted by the Tribunal is very meager and hence, seeks enhancement of the same. Now the point for consideration is whether the order of the Tribunal is sustainable or not? The factum of the accident is not in dispute. The claimant in order to prove the injuries while examining himself as PW1, examined PW2-Dr.K.Rajya Lakshmi and filed Exs.A1 to A15. Ex.B1-insurance policy relating to the offending vehicle in question, which has valid insurance coverage, was filed on behalf of the respondents. According to PW2, the claimant was admitted in Jaya Hospital on 7-1-2000 with left black eye and bleeding from left ear and the nose. C.T Scan was taken and there were fractures to skull and also contusion to right parietal region and subjural haemotama left temporal region and pneumo cephotrix air inside the brain. He issued Ex.A3 injury certificate. Ex.A6 is the discharge card of Jaya Hospital. The Tribunal while taking into consideration the gravity of injuries, granted Rs.40,000/- towards compensation. As the injuries sustained by the claimant appears to be grievous in nature, granting of Rs.50,000/- on that score is just and reasonable. Further, the Tribunal granted an amount of Rs.25,000/- towards medical expenses by placing reliance on Ex.A8-discharge bill issued by Jaya Hospital. The claimant filed bunch of medical bills in support of his claim. Taking into consideration the same, an amount of Rs.5,000/- is granted in addition to Rs.25,000/-, which comes to Rs.30,000/-. Accordingly, the amount granted under the head of pain and suffering is enhanced from Rs.40,000/- to Rs.50,000/- and medical expenses from Rs.25,000/- to Rs.30,000/-. The enhanced amount shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from the date of petition till realization. The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is partly allowed. ________________ K.S.APPA RAO,J rkk Dated: 24-3-2011