JUDGMENT Deepak Gupta, C.J. 1. By means of this appeal, the claimant-appellant has claimed enhancement of compensation and has also prayed that the Insurance Company be burdened with the liability to pay compensation. 2. It is not disputed that the claimant was working as an assistant on bus bearing registration No. TR-01-1322. On 17-05-2007 when the claimant was unloading goods of a passenger from the roof of the bus, the driver of the bus started the bus suddenly. As a result of this, the claimant fell down and suffered fracture of the right leg. He filed the petition for grant of compensation and the learned Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs. 5,000/- for purpose of treatment and another sum of Rs. 5,000/- for pain, suffering and bodily injury, i.e. Rs. 10,000/- in all. The Insurance Company has not been made liable since no insurance policy was produced on record. 3. As far as the question of quantum is concerned, I am of the considered view that the amount awarded is very much on the lower side. The evidence on record shows that the claimant was admitted in hospital in Tropical Orthopaedics & Related Research Centre (Nursing Home), Agartala for 4 (four) days and his treatment continued up to 31-05-2007 as outdoor patient both at G.B. Hospital and private doctor. In this view of the matter, he should have been awarded at least Rs. 15,000/- for pain and suffering and another sum of Rs. 15,000/- for medical expenses, i.e. Rs. 30,000/- in all. 4. Therefore, the award of the learned Tribunal is modified and the compensation is enhanced from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 30,000/-, i.e. by Rs. 20,000/-. On the amount of compensation so awarded, the claimant shall also be entitled to interest @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition, i.e. 10-07-2007 till payment/deposit of the awarded amount. 5. As far as the liability of the Insurance Company is concerned, though various opportunities were given to the petitioner to lead evidence even in this Court no policy of insurance or details of the insurance policy have been produced and even the screen report issued by the Government of Tripura does not show that any insurance particulars were available with the government.
Therefore, the Insurance Company is held not liable to pay the compensation and it shall solely be the responsibility of the owner of the vehicle to pay the amount. 6. The appeal is accordingly disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 7. Send down the lower court records forthwith.