IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN TUESDAY, THE 20TH JANUARY 2009 / 30TH POUSHA 1930 MACA.No. 1050 of 2008() ---------------------------------- OPMV.3446/2001 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, KOZHIKODE .................... APPELLANT(S): /CLAIMANT ------------------------- MUBASHIRA, AGED 19, D/O ABDUL LATHEEF, PALLIYALI PARAMBA, POOVALAPPIL HOUSE, KOLATHARA POST, CHERUVANNUR, KOZHIKODE. BY ADV. SMT.K.V.RESHMI RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------- 1. JEOTHISH JACK, CHOWALLOOR HOUSE, KATTAPADI POST, THRISSUR. 2. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., THRISSUR DIVISION, KOLLUR, DEVAY SMARK BUILDING, ROUND EAST, THRISSUR DISTRICT. ADV. SRI.LAL GEORGE FOR R2 THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J ----------------------- M.A.C.A.No. 1050 OF 2008 --------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of January, 2009 JUDGMENT This appeal is preferred against the award of the Principal Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kozhikode in O.P.(MV) No. 3446/2001. The claimant, a 12 year girl, sustained incised wound on the right side of face besides abrasions on the knee joints and contusion on the elbow joint. She was treated as inpatient in a private hospital for a day. She had produced medical bills for Rs. 3,776/-, which the tribunal reduced to Rs. 2,000/- on the ground that all the bills are not supported by prescriptions. When a person is treated as inpatient in the hospital, generally the hospital authorities supply medicines. On the basis of the prescriptions of the hospital authorities alone medicines are to be purchased. Therefore it was not necessary to discard the bills just under the impression that bills could be procured. 2. I feel, this is a case where some enhancement is necessary in the light of the fact that she had a sustainment of incised wound on her face coupled with other abrasions on the face as well as other parts of the body including contusion on the joint. I fix a total M.A.C.A.No. 1050/2008 -2- compensation of Rs. 10,000/- out of which Rs. 7,300/- is awarded by the tribunal. Therefore the claimant is awarded an additional compensation of Rs. 2,700/- with 6% interest on the said sum from the date of petition till realisation. The Insurance Company is directed to deposit the same within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of the judgment. M.N. KRISHNAN,JUDGE vkm