MACMA/3004/2012 of K.PERUMAL Vs MD.ALTHAF & 3 ORS

APHC010589562012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3365] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY ,THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRUPA SAGAR MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 3004/2012 Between: K.perumal ...APPELLANT AND Md Althaf 3 Ors and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant: 1. S V MUNI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. S.A.V. RATNAM 2. Dr CHALLA SRINIVASA REDDY The Court made the following: 2 Dr. VRKS, J M.A.C.M.A.No.3004 of 2012 THE HON’BLE JUSTICE Dr. V.R.K.KRUPA SAGAR M.A.C.M.A.No.3004 of 2012 JUDGMENT: Questioning the inadequacy of compensation, the injured claimant preferred this Appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 impugning the award dated 31.07.2012 of the learned Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Chittoor (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Claims Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.177 of 2008. 2. Heard arguments of Sri S.V.Muni Reddy, the learned counsel for appellant and Smt. S.A.V.Ratnam, the learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.2-Oriental Insurance Company Limited and Sri Praveen Kumar, the learned counsel represen