JUDGMENT :

V. GOPALA KRISHNA RAO, J.

1. The appellant is the Claimant in M.V.O.P. No. 210 of 2008 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-V Addl. District Judge, Rayachoti, Kadapa District and the respondent is the respondent in the said case.

2. Both the parties in the appeal will be referred to as they are arrayed in claim application.

3. The claimant has filed a Claim Petition under section 163(A) of Motor Vehicles Act against the respondent/Corporation praying the Tribunal to award an amount of Rs. 1,50,000/- towards compensation to the injuries sustained by the petitioner in a Motor Vehicle Accident, that occurred on 17.07.2006 at 2:30 PM.

4. The claimant’s case is that on 17.07.2006 at about 2:30 p.m. while he was boarding in RTC bus bearing No. AP-10-Z-5682 of Rayachoti depot, (herein after be referred as ‘offending vehicle’) the Conductor of the said bus, without observing the boarding into the bus by the petitioner and others, gave signal to the driver of the bus to start the bus and the driver started the bus, suddenly moved further, as a result of which, the claimant fell down and sustained fracture injuries.

5. The respondent/APSRTC filed a counter denying the c