IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN MONDAY, THE 5TH APRIL 2010 / 15TH CHAITHRA 1932 MACA.No. 42 of 2010() --------------------- OPMV.24/2000 of MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, MAVELIKKARA .................... APPELLANT(S): PETITIONER ------------------------ K.V.ANJANA, W/O.JAYAPRAKASH,GOKULAM, UMBERNADU, THEKKEKKARA, MAVELIKKARA. BY ADV. SRI.M.V.THAMBAN RESPONDENT(S): RESPONDENTS -------------------------- 1. RAMESHAN, S/O.NARAYANAN ACHARY, CAMPATTICKAL KIZHAKKATHIL, KUMARAPURAM, HARIPADU, ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KSRTC, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. SRI. V.V. NANDAGOPAL NAMBIAR -SC FOR KSRTC THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 05/04/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J. ........................................... M.A.C.A.No.42 OF 2010 ............................................. Dated this the 5th day of April, 2010. J U D G M E N T This appeal is preferred against the award of the Claims Tribunal, Mavelikara in OP(MV)No.24/2000. The claimant, a 24 year old lady, sustained injuries in a road accident, as a result of which she had a fracture of the shaft of the radius and ulna. She was treated as an inpatient in a hospital for 24 days. The tribunal has granted Rs.9,000/= for loss of earnings and Rs.1,000/= each for transportation and damage to clothing. 2. Since the award makes it clear that she was treated as an inpatient in a hospital for 24 days, certainly she would have incurred expenses for the bystander. Therefore, I award a sum of Rs.2,400/= towards bystander's expenses. The young lady had a very long treatment and certainly it should have affected her amenities and enjoyment for a considerable length of time. The amount awarded is only Rs.2,000/= and no compensation for disability is also seen granted. Therefore there would have been at least : 2 : M.A.C.A.No.42 OF 2010 temporary disability and loss of amenities. I award a further sum of Rs.5,000/= under that head. Therefore the claimant will be entitled to an additional compensation of Rs.7,400/=. 3. In the result, the MACA is partly allowed and the claimant is awarded an additional compensation of Rs.7,400/= with 7.5% interest from the date of petition till realisation and the respondent insurance company is directed to deposit the said amount within a period of 90 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Disposed of accordingly. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE cl : 3 : M.A.C.A.No.42 OF 2010