THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.1038 of 2003 Date: 05-8-2010 Between Begari Narayana … Appellant/Petitioner and 1. Mohd. Hasham Khan 2. M/s. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Rep. by its Divisional Manager/Office-XI, Malakpet, Hyderabad … Respondents/Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.1038 of 2003 Oral Judgment: Heard. 2. Appeal by the claimant challenging the order and decree dated 19-8-2000 in O.P.No.1407 of 2000 passed by he IV Additional Chief Judge cum Motor Vehicles Accidents Claims Tribunal, City Civil Court, Hyderabad seeking enhancement of the compensation that the Tribunal awarded a sum of only Rs.55,000/- on all counts as against the claim of Rs.80,000/- for the injuries sustained by him a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 16-6-2000 due to the rash and negligent driving on the part of the driver of jeep bearing No.AAV-7138 owned by respondent No.1 herein. 3. The facts relating to the cause of accident and the rashness and negligence etc., are not in dispute, therefore the same are not being referred to. 4. When it comes to the quantification, it could be seen from the record that the injured/claimant suffered fracture of the spinal-cord and injury on the right leg and he took treatment in Osmania General Hospital as an in-patient for a week and later in private hospitals by spending Rs.20,000/-. Ex.A-2 is the Discharge Summary issued by the Osmania General Hospital. 5. The Tribunal having believed the genuineness of Ex.A-2 and also having believed that the fracture of the spinal-cord, which is a vital part of the body, requires treatment for a considerable period of two to three months, had awarded only a marginal sum of Rs.30,000/- towards fracture of the spinal-cord. This, in my considered view, is very low. Therefore, the compensation for the said injury requires to be enhanced by a sum of Rs.10,000/- more. 6. Similarly, though the claimant deposed before the Tribunal that he spent Rs.20,000/- towards medical expenses but there is no appropriate evidence on record. However, the reasonable estimation for getting treatment for an injury to the spinal-cord having been admitted in hospital for a considerable time would at least be more than Rs.10,000/-. Accordingly, I feel it just and reasonable to enhance the compensation towards medical expenditure from Rs.3,000/- to Rs.13,000/-. 7. Accordingly, I enhance the amount of compensation awarded by the Tribunal from Rs.55,000/- to Rs.75,000/- and the additional amount of Rs.20,000/- now granted in this appeal shall carry interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till realisation. 8. In the result, the appeal is allowed in part, to the extent indicated above. _______________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA 05th August, 2010. Ak THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.1038 of 2003 05th August, 2010. (Ak)