MACMA/1928/2012 of KODALI SUBRAHMANYAM Vs THE AP STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

APHC010514442012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3365] AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY ,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE JUSTICE DR V R K KRUPA SAGAR MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1928/2012 Between: Kodali Subrahmanyam ...APPELLANT AND The Ap State Road Transport Corporation ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. SRICHARAN TELAPROLU Counsel for the Respondent: 1. SANISETTY VENKATESWARLU SC For APSRTC The Court made the following: 2 Dr.VRKS,J MACMA.No.1928 of 2012 THE HON’BLE JUSTICE Dr. V.R.K.KRUPA SAGAR MACMA No. 1928 of 2012 JUDGMENT: 1. An injured claimant prayed for Rs.5,00,000/- as compensation in MVOP.No.1603 of 2010. By an award dated 12.03.2012, learned Motor Vehicles Accidents Claims Tribunal – cum – Additional District Judge, Guntur granted a compensation of Rs.1,21,500/-. Impugning the same and seeking for enhancement of compensation, the injured preferred this appeal under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The sole respondent before the claims tribunal as well as before this court is APSRTC. 2. Sri T.Sricharan, the learned counsel for appellant and Sri Venkate