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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
V.Sujatha, J
Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Kale Adilakshumma and Others – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. incident and claim details. (Para 1 , 3 , 8) |
| 2. introduction to appeal and parties involved. (Para 2) |
| 3. details of the accident and claimants' allegations. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. issues framed by the tribunal regarding negligence and compensation. (Para 6) |
| 5. arguments regarding negligence. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 6. court's view on accident liability. (Para 14 , 16 , 17) |
| 7. contributory negligence principles. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 8. court's opinion on contributory negligence and compensation reasonableness. (Para 20) |
JUDGMENT:
This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act
1988, (in short „M.V.Act‟), has been filed by the appellant/APSRTC (in short „Corporation‟), challenging the Award, dated 11.12.2018, passed in M.V.O.P.No.516 of 2017 on the file the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Family Court-cum- VI Additional District Judge, Kadapa (in short „the Tribunal).
2. The appellant/Corporation herein is the 1st respondent, the respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein are the claimants and respondent No.4 herein is the 2nd respondent (driver of the bus) before the Tribunal.
3. For the sake of convenience, both the parties in the appeal will be referred to as they are arrayed in the claim applic
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