JUDGMENT :

Heard the arguments of Sri G.Sai Narayana Rao, learned counsel for the appellants/claimants and Sri P. Venkata Subbaiah, learned counsel representing Sri S. Agastya Sharma, learned counsel for the respondent No.3/ Insurance Company.

2. This appeal directed by the appellants/claimants challenging the Order and Decree dated 06.08.2012 passed in M.V.O.P.No.261 of 2010 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge for Trial of cases under the SCs & STs (POA) Act, Vizianagaram (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 claimants filed petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for brevity ‘the Act’) claiming compensation of Rs.5,50,000/- for the death of one Madapana Adinarayana (hereinafter referred to ‘deceased’) in a motor accident occurred on 26.12.2009 at 8.00 PM near Singavaram village, Vizianagaram district.

5. The case of the claimants is that the claimants are dependants on the deceased; the deceased was working as a mason, aged 28 years and earning Rs.200/- per day; on 26.12.200