P. A. CHOUDHARY, J.

( 1 ) O. P. No. 19 of 1975 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chiltoor, was filed by one Pogaku Parvathamma, wife of Venkatrayappa, Madanapalle, Chittoor Dist. , claiming compensation of an amount of Rs. 20,000. 00 for the injuries caused to her by reason of an accident due to the rash and negligent driving of a bus, APC 6311 near Sanatorium Church of Madanapalle on 1-8-1974.

( 2 ) THE petitioners case was that she was travelling in the aforesaid bus white going to her village Chinnathippa Samudram. While the bus was proceeding to that village, it turned turtle near Sanatorium Church, Madanapalle, when the petitioner was injured all over her forehead. Her lower tooth in the lower jaw was broken and another had become loose. The petitioner issued a notice to the bus owner, K. Narayana Reddy and to the United India Fire and General Insurance Company Ltd. , Madras on 23-8-1974 claiming the aforementioned compensation. Having received no satisfactory reply, she filed the aforesaid O. P. against the two respondents. It may be mentioned here that the aforementioned bus was insured with the United India Fire and General Insurance Company under an Insura

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