MACMA/2997/2012 of THE AP STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Vs KARUTURI VENKATESWARA RAO & ANR

APHC010680322012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3365] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRUPA SAGAR MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 2997/2012 Between: The Ap State Road Transport Corporation ...APPELLANT AND Karuturi Venkateswara Rao Anr and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant: 1. VINOD KUMAR TARLADA (SC FOR APSRTC) Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. MANGENA SREE RAMA RAO The Court made the following: 2 Dr.VRKS,J MACMA.No.2997 of 2012 THE HON’BLE JUSTICE Dr. V.R.K.KRUPA SAGAR MACMA No. 2997 of 2012 JUDGMENT: 1. This appeal under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is filed by the APSRTC impugning the order dated 07.09.2011 of the learned Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – Cum – V Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court), Rajahmundry in MVOP.No.534 of 2009. 2. The following facts are required to be noticed: Sri K. Venkateswara Rao aged 33 years has been a practicing Advocate. On 01.07.2006, he was raiding a motor cycle at about 04.30 pm and when the motor cycle reached near Kurukuru cross road of Yarnagudem to