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V. GOPALA KRISHNA RAO
Shaik Silarbi – Appellant
Versus
Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation – Respondent
JUDGMENT:
The appellants are the Claimants in M.V.O.P.No.118 of 2007 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-III Additional District Judge, Guntur and the respondents are the respondents in the said case.
2. For the sake of convenience, both the parties in the appeal will be referred to as they are arrayed in the claim application.
3. The claimants filed a Claim Petition under sections 140 and 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the respondents praying the Tribunal to award an amount of Rs.13,00,000/- towards compensation on account of death of deceased Shaik Bude Saheb in a Motor Vehicle Accident occurred on 13.09.2006.
4. The brief averments of the petition are as follows:
The deceased, at the time of his death, was working as Sub Post Master at 77 Tallur village and drawing a monthly salary of Rs.11,000/- and the deceased was hale and healthy and he used to spend his earnings to the welfare of his family consisting of petitioners. The deceased along with his colleagues went to Delhi to attend a National Conference of their Union as delegates. On 12.09.2006, the deceased along with his colleagues planned to see Tajmahal at Agra and engaged a Maruthi van bearing No.DL
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