JUDGMENT :

U. Durga Prasad Rao, J.

Aggrieved by the order dated 21.03.2011 in M.V.O.P.No.591/ 2007 passed by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, West Godavari, Eluru dismissing the O.P., the claimants filed the instant appeal.

2. The claimants are the wife, children and parents of the deceased D.Kesava Rao. Their case is that the deceased was working as an Engineer in ITC company and getting monthly salary of Rs.34,875/-and he was offered a post of Assistant General Manager in Delta Paper Mills, Vendra at West Godavari. While so, on 17.12.2006, when the deceased was driving his Maruhti zen car bearing registration No.AP 28BD 9629 from Hyderabad to Vendra along with other inmates and when the Car reached Patangi village on NH road, he found a Navata Transport lorry bearing registration No.AP-7T-4869 was proceeding in front of him and the deceased gave signals and horn to the said vehicle in order to overtake the said vehicle and the driver of the said vehicle had first slowed down the vehicle and when the deceased was overtaking the said Navata Transport lorry, in the meanwhile, the driver of the said lorry suddenly raised his speed and drove the l