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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO
A.Sai Kiran – Appellant
Versus
Mahendra Transport Agency (P) Limited – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO, J.
The instant appeal is filed by the appellant/claimant challenging the order, dt.10.11.2021, in MVOP.No.2772 of 2014 on the file of the Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- III Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court at Hyderabad(for short ‘the Tribunal’), seeking enhancement of compensation from Rs.1,40,750/- to Rs.7,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant in the accident that occurred on 15.01.2013.
2. For brevity, parties hereinafter will be referred to as they are arrayed before the learned Tribunal.
3. The brief facts of the case are that, on the fateful day, at about 4:30 p.m., the claimant was riding his motorcycle bearing registration No. AP 11 AE 0018, with one Pavan as a pillion rider, proceeding from Satyanarayanapuram towards CPRI, Medipally, on the extreme left side of the road and when they reached the place of accident, the driver of a lorry bearing registration No. AP 04 Y 9070 came from behind in a high speed, driven in a rash and negligent manner, and dashed against the motorcycle, as a result, the claimant and the pillion rider fell out from the motorcycle, and the claimant sustained severe injuries.
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