HC enhances compensatin awarded by tribunal

The Madras High Court today enhanced the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Tribunal to a road accident victim.
The court enhanced the compensation to Rs 2.84 from Rs 13,000 saying that the tribunal was wrong in rejecting the medical bills raised for treatment by a Siddha doctor.
Justice J Nisha Banu, allowing an appeal by Karthick Raja, who suffered 60 per cent disability, ordered the New India Insurance Company at Tirunelveli to pay the amount.
The judge said the enhanced compensation should be paid with 7.5 per cent interest in two weeks to Raja, a minor, who met with the accient in 2006.

The judge said Siddha, Ayurvedic and Unani systems of treatments were recognised by the Indian Medical Council.
The petitioner, a minor, was hit by a lorry in July 2006.