JUDGMENT :

1. Aggrieved by the award dated 31.01.2011 in MVOP.No.187 of 2009 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-Cum-Judge-III Additional District Judge, Guntur, (for short ‘the Tribunal’), the 2nd respondent/the new India Assurance Company Limited, represented by its Divisional Manager, filed this appeal questioning the award passed by the tribunal granting compensation amount to the petitioner in MVOP.

2. For convenience sake, hereinafter the parties will be referred as they were arrayed in MVOP.No.187 of 2009.

3. The petitioner, the son of deceased filed petition under Sections 140, 166 of Motor Vehicles At read with rules 455 and 476 of AP MV Rules praying to grant compensation amount of Rs.22,00,000/- for the death of Ketavath Sankar alleging that on 16.01.2008 the deceased along with his family members namely his wife, daughter and mother were returning to Naidupalem from Tirupathi in a car bearing registration number AP24R4488 and when the car reached Addanki Narkedipalli Highway, a lorry bearing registration number AP26W2440 came in opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against the car and as a result, the deceased and his family membe