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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA
C.H. Udaya Bhaskar S/o Late Sanyasappa – Appellant
Versus
K. Appa Rao Palakonda S/o Late Bodayya – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA, J.
1. Questioning the adequacy of compensation granted in M.V.O.P.No.330 of 2007 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Family Court-cum- Additional District and Sessions Court, Vizianagaram (for short “the learned MACT”) the claimant before the learned MACT filed appeal in M.A.C.M.A.No.1180 of 2011.
2. Questioning the liability, just and adequate nature of compensation and claiming the same as excessive, respondents before the learned MACT filed the appeal in M.A.C.M.A.No.1223 of 2012.
3. For the sake of convenience, parties will be hereinafter referred to as the claimant and the respondents with reference to their status before the learned MACT.
4. One Ch. Udaya Bhaskar (for short “the Claimant”) filed M.V.O.P.No.330 of 2007 claiming a compensation of Rs.12,00,000/- for the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicle accident and the learned MACT awarded a compensation of Rs.6,89,000/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization with proportionate costs.
Case of the claimant:
5. (i) On the fateful day i.e. on 12.07.2006 at about 07:00 hours, while the petitioner was travelling on his s
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