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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Vegi Veera Venkata Ramana Durga Prasad – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, J.
I. Introductory:-
1. One Pilla Uma Maheswara Rao (hereinafter referred to as “the Injured No.1 / the deceased”) and Vegi Veera Venkata Ramana Durga Prasad (hereinafter referred to as “the injured No.2”) met with an accident on15.01.2009.
2. Injured No.1 / the deceased filed M.V.O.P.No.399 of 2009 and the injured No.2 filed M.V.O.P.No.400 of 2009. Injured No.1 died on 14.11.2012 during the pendency of case and his legal representatives were added as claimant Nos.2 to 4 in M.V.O.P.No.399 of 2009. Both cases are arising out of same accident.
3. Both claim petitions were decided by the Chairman, Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-III Additional District Judge, Bhimavaram (for short “the learned MACT”) under separate orders and decrees in respective M.V.O.P's dated 26.05.2015.
4. The accident has occurred when the injured No.1 / the deceased and Injured No.2 were travelling on Hero Honda motorcycle bearing No.AP 31 AE 9742, the Tata Indica Car bearing No.AP 26 U 4374 (for short “the offending vehicle”) allegedly came in a rash and negligent manner and dashed the motorcycle.
5. Respondent No.1 is the driver of the offending vehicle, Respondent Nos
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