JUDGMENT :

RAVI NATH TILHARI, J.

1. Heard Sri M. Siva Prasad, learned counsel representing Sri M. Solomon Raju, learned standing counsel for APSRTC for the appellants and Sri Venkateswarlu Sanisetty, learned counsel for the respondents-claimants.

2. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “the M.V Act”) was filed by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short, the Corporation) and another challenging the award dated 09.01.2017, in M.V.O.P. No. 53 of 2016, passed by the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Ongole.

3. The 1st respondent is the husband of the deceased. The 2nd and 3rd respondents are the son and daughter respectively of the deceased. The 4th respondent is the mother of the deceased. The 4th respondent-mother also died pending the appeal and was substituted by the legal representatives respondents 6 to 8.

4. The 5th respondent is the driver of the A.P.S.R.T.C. Bus.

5. The claimants filed M.V.O.P. No. 53 of 2016 claiming compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- for the death of Annaluri Sri Lakshmi