JUDGMENT :

B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI, J.

1. Heard Sri M.Venkata Ramana Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant/claimant and Smt. V.Durga, learned counsel for the respondent No. 2/Insurance Company through virtual mode.

2. This appeal directed by the appellant/claimant challenging the Order and Decree dated 13.05.2008 passed in M.V.O.P.No. 329 of 2004 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Chittoor (hereinafter referred to ‘Tribunal’).

3. Parties are referred to as they were arrayed in the proceedings before the learned Tribunal, for the sake of convenience.

4. The case of the claimant is that he was travelling in a car on 15.05.2000 and when the car reached a place Gattukindapalli at about 7.00 AM, a lorry belonging to respondent No. 1 came in opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner and dashed the car, as a result, the claimant and others travelling in the car sustained injuries and petitioner was shifted to SVRR Hospital, Tirupati; police registered a case in Crime No. 78 of 2000, investigated the same and laid Report (charge sheet) against the driver of the respondent No. 1 for the offence punishable under Sections 304-A, 338 and 337 of the Indian Pen