JUDGMENT :

This appeal is preferred by the Appellants/claimants, challenging the award dated 21.10.2015 passed in M.V.O.P.No.190/2012 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Addl. District Judge, Chittoor, wherein the Tribunal while partly allowing the petition, awarded compensation of Rs.4,71,800/-with interest @ 7.5% p.a. from the date of petition, till the date of realisation to the petitioners/claimants for the death of K.Babu @ Ravindra Babu.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are arrayed as parties in the lower Court.

3. As seen from the record, originally the petitioners filed an application U/s.166 (1) © of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for brevity “the Act”) claiming compensation of Rs.10,00,000/-on account of the death of K.Babu @ Ravindra Babu, who is the father of the 2nd petitioner, husband of the 1st petitioner and son of the 3rd petitioner, in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 07.02.2012.

4. The facts show that on 07.02.2012 at about 02.20 p.m. while the deceased K.Babu @ Ravindra Babu was proceeding on his bicycle on Chennai-Bangalore bye pass road, Reddigunta, the driver of KSRTC by name K.Manjunath, drove the bus bearing No.KA01F 9229 from Ba