B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is directed against the judgment dated 31 -3-1997 passed in O. P. No. 257 of 1996 on the file of Motor vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- iii Additional District and Sessions Judge, karimnagar, whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the petition filed by the claimants under Section 166 (1) (c) of Motor Vehicles act, 1988 (for short Act) and awarded compensation of Rs. 9,86,799/- with interest @ 12 per cent from the date of petition till the date of realization.

( 2 ) THE appellants are claimants in o. P. No. 257 of 1996. They put in a claim of rs. 15. 0 lakhs as compensation for the loss of life of Ganga Rao in a road accident occurred on 22-3-1996. R-1 is driver, R-2 is owner and R-3 is the insurer of the tractor bearing No. AP 15 T 8074 involved in the accident. The appellants/claimants filed c. M. P. No. 24576 of 1999 under Order 6 rule 17 CPC whereby sought for enhancement of their claim from Rs. 15. 00 lakhs to Rs. 30. 00 lakhs. They also filed c. M. P. No. 25575 of 1999 to declare appellant no. 3 as major and discharge her mother as a guardian. Both the applications came to be allowed on 18-12-1999. The appellan

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