JUDGMENT :

1. Aggrieved by the Order dated 03.01.2012 in MVOP.No.1431 of 2010 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – Cum – District Judge, Visakhapatnam, (for short ‘the Tribunal’, the appellants who arrayed as respondents 2 and 3 in MVOP.No.1431 of 2010 filed this appeal questioning the quantum of the compensation amount.

2. For convenience's sake, hereinafter, the parties will be referred to as arrayed in MVOP.No.1431 of 2010.

3. The claimants' case is that Appalanaidu (hereinafter referred to as deceased) was travelling on a motorcycle bearing No.AP31AR1983 and his son, who is the 2nd petitioner and his brother Balakrishna were travelling on another motorcycle; when they reached Komalamma Panuku, the deceased was slowly and carefully going on his motorcycle on the left side of the road, one APSRTC bus bearing No.AP28Z4153 (hereinafter referred to as an offending vehicle), driven by its driver rashly and negligently at high speed, was coming towards him. The deceased stopped his motorcycle on the left side of the road after seeing the bus being driven rashly and negligently. The offending vehicle dashed the motorcycle of the deceased. He fell on the road along with