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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
RAVI NATH TILHARI, CHALLA GUNARANJAN, JJ
SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMP LTD. – Appellant
Versus
ALLAPURAJU SUJANA, KADAPA DIST & TWO OTHERS – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. insurance appeal due to compensation order. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. accident leading to claim under motor vehicles act. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. arguments on driver negligence and claims validity. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 4. eyewitness statements affirmed in assessment. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. just compensation assessment mandated. (Para 15 , 19) |
| 6. final compensation awarded. (Para 20 , 21) |
JUDGMENT
(per CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J):
Appellant - Insurance Company filed the present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act aggrieved by the order dated 04.05.2017 in M.V.O.P. No.203 of 2013 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – cum – Principal District Judge, Kadapa, under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act awarding compensation of Rs.25,50,000/- with subsequent interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of petition till realization.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein will be referred to as they were arrayed before the Tribunal.
3. Brief facts of the case are as follows:
(a) The deceased driver while attending to Election duties was proceeding to Ongole headquarters along with the commandant and other police staff, on the way on 13.06.2015 at about 04.15 a
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