MACMA/3656/2005 of V.S.S.S.Prasad Vs Sri K.Ranganadham Mudaliar

APHC010631792005 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3311] (Special Original Jurisdiction) Thursday, the twenty seventh day of March two thousand and twenty five Present The Honourable Ms Justice B S Bhanumathi Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No: 3656 of 2005 Between: V.S.S.S.Prasad and others ...Appellants and Sri K Ranganadham Mudaliar and others ...Respondents Counsel for the appellants: 1.N Siva Reddy Counsel for the respondents: 1. Vinod Kumar Tarlada (SC for APSRTC) (R-2) 2. Mutevi Muralikrishna (R-4) The Court made the following JUDGMENT: This petition is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the award and decree dated 16-09-2005 in M.V.O.P.No.359 of 2001 on the file of the Court of Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Additional District Judge, East 2 MACMA.No.3656 of 2005 Godavari, Rajahmundry, granting compensation of Rs.1,30,000/- with interest @ 7.5% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of deposit. 2. The appellants are the claimants. The respondents are the respondents before the Tribunal. The claimants sought compensation of Rs.5,00,000/-. 3. The case of the claimants is briefly as follows: On 13.09.20