S. DASARADHA RAMA REDDI, J.

( 1 ) IN a collision that took place on 15-7-1983 at 7. 45 p. m. , between the bus bearing No. APZ 8566 belonging to A. P. S. R. T. C. (for short the RTC ) and a car bearing No. AAC. 8114, the driver of the car died instantaneously. He was aged 24 years, unmarried and left behind him his elder brother aged 30 years and elder widowed-sister aged 34 years. The brother and sister of the deceased claimed compensation of Rs. 1,00,000. 00 (Rs. 85,000/- towards loss of dependency, Rs. 10,000. 00 towards loss of expectation of life and Rs. 5,000. 00 towards mental agony, grief and suffering) alleging rash and negligent driving by the driver of the RTC. The RTC opposed the claim denying rash and negligent driving by its driver. The RTC also contested that the claimants being neither dependents nor the legal representatives of the deceased are not entitled to compensation. It has also challenged the amount claimed as excessive.

( 2 ) THE Tribunal found that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving by the driver of the RTC bus and awarded Rs. 95,000. 00 towards loss of expectation of life, pain and suffering and loss of dependency. Against this, the

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