JUDGMENT :

Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari:- Heard Sri M. Solaman Raju, learned counsel for the appellant-insurance company and Sri B. Parameswara Rao, learned counsel for the claimants/respondents 1 to 3.

2. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, “the M.V Act”) was filed by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited challenging the award dated 29.04.2008 in M.V.O.P. No.954 of 2005 (in short, “M.V.O.P”), passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge at Guntur (for short, “the Tribunal”). By the said award, the claim of the claimant-respondents 1 to 3 was partly allowed granting compensation of Rs.32,40,000/- with interest thereon @ 7% p.a from the date of the claim petition i.e., 01.07.2005 till date of realization.

3. The claimants-respondents 1 to 3 filed the aforesaid M.V.O.P No.954 of 2005 under Section 166 of the M.V. Act for awarding the compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- for the death of one Dr. M. Aruna on inter alia the averments that in a lorry accident dated 10.03.2004 at 10.30 a.m in the middle of Kanaka Durga Varadhi of Vijayawada, Dr. M. Aruna died. The deceased was aged about 30 years and was working as Governm