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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
A.HARI HARANADHA SARMA
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Bapanapalli Koteswara Rao S/o Kotaiah – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, J.
Introductory:
1. The sole respondent/A.P.S.R.T.C. in M.V.O.P.No.554 of 2007 on the file of the Chairman, Addl. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Judge, Family Court, S.P.S.R. Nellore District (for short “the learned MACT”) feeling aggrieved by the award and decree dated 14.11.2011, filed the present appeal.
2. Respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein are the claimants.
3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as the claimants and the respondent.
Case of the claimants:
4. (i). One Bapanapalli Venkateswarlu (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) is the only son of the claimants, aged about "27" years and was working as a teacher and was earning Rs.6,000/- per month. He was also taking tuitions.
(ii). On 10.02.2007, the fateful day, in the morning at about 9:00 A.M., the deceased along with some others boarded an Auto bearing registration No. A.P. 26 X 3725 and was proceeding towards Jaladanki to attend his duty at his school. At about 09:30 A.M., when the auto was near Budamgunta cross road, the A.P.S.R.T.C. bus bearing No.Ap 28 Z 500 (hereinafter referred to as “the offending vehicle”), proceeding from Udayagiri to Kavali, dri
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