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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, A.HARI HARANADHA SARMA
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
K. Subbalakshmamma W/o Late Bala Subramanyam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, J.
1. The 2 respondent in M.V.O.P.No.216 of 2011 questioning the liability and the quantum of compensation awarded under order and decree dated 03.07.2012 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – cum- III Additional District Judge, Kurnool at Nandyal [‘for short ‘MACT’] filed the present appeal.
2. Respondents 1 to 4 herein are the claimants and the respondent No.5 herein is the owner of the offending vehicle, arrayed as respondent No.1 before the learned MACT.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be hereinafter referred to as the claimants and the respondents, as and how they are arrayed before the learned MACT.
The case of the claimants:–
4. [i] One Bala Subrahmanyam [hereinafter referred as ‘the deceased’] is the husband of the claimant No.1 and father of claimants No.2 to 4. On the fateful day i.e., on 16.01.2010, the deceased while returning on his motor cycle after attending duty, at about 7.30 p.m. near Shakti Petrol bunk, Nandyal within the limits of Nandyal Taluk Police Station, one TATA Sumo vehicle bearing No.AP 04 A 6633 [for short ‘the offending vehicle’] came in opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner and dash
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