JUDGMENT :

1. Aggrieved by the order dated 19.01.2015 in M.V.O.P. No.141 of 2012 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Kurnool, the claimant in the M.V.O.P. No.141 of 2012 filed M.A.C.M.A. No.633 of 2015. In contrast, the respondent-A.P State Road Transport Corporation rep., by its Regional Manager, Kurnool, has filed M.A.C.M.A. No.2236 of 2015. As both appeals arise out of order passed in M.V.O.P. No.141 of 2012, both appeals are disposed of by common Judgment.

2. For convenience, the parties will be referred to per their rankings in the M.V.O.P.

3. The claimant has filed a petition under Section 166 (1) (a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- on account of the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident that took place on 04/05.09.2011 at about 01.45 AM near Ammavaripalli village Penugonda Mandal, Anantapur District.

4. The claimant’s case is that on 04.09.2011, the claimant and some others boarded A.P.S.R.T.C. bus bearing registration No.AP21-Z-0004 (hereinafter referred to as 'the off