The Court made the following:

COMMON JUDGMENT:

1. The Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (for short MACMA)No.2 of 2023 has been preferred by the Respondents No.1 and 2 i.e., Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short APSRTC), represented by its Chairman, Bus Bhavan, Vijayada, Krishna District; and the A.P.S.R.T.C, represented by its Regional Manager, Regional Office at RTC Bus Stand Complex, Ongole, Prakasam District, challenging the Order and Decree dated 28.10.2021 in M.V.O.P.No.251 of 2018 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (for short MACT) –cum- Principal District Judge, Prakasam District at Ongole, awarding compensation of Rs.14,09,582/- as against the claim of Rs.20,,00,000/-.The MACMA No.310 of 2022 has been preferred by the appellant/injured seeking enhancement of compensation in all aspects in different heads in case of personal injury cases and marriage prospects of the appellant, being aggrieved by the same order For the sake of convenience and to avoid confusion, the parties hereinafter are referred to as they were arrayed before the Tribunal i.e., AppellantsMACMA No.2 of 2023 and Respondents No.1 and 2 in MACMA No.310 of 2022 as Respondents No.1 and 2, Respondent No.1 in MACMA No.2 of 2023 and appellant in MACMA No.310 of 2022as Petitioner and Respondent No.2 in MACMA No.2 of 2023 and Respondent No.3 in MACMA No.310 of 2022 as Respondent No.3

2. The petitioner being injured (hereinafter referred to as the „injured‟), filed MVOP No.251 of 2018 under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 29.01.2018.

3. The brief averments of the petition in MVOP No.251 of 2018 are that - the petitioner as working as a coolie in the fields of one Pardhasaradhi of Guntur and his father – Bapaiah stayed in the fields and Petitioner used to provide milk and tiffin to the said Bapaiah.

i. While so, on 29.01.2018 at about 06.00 a.m., as usual, the petitioner went to the said Bapaiah to provide milk, which was collected from his village and after returning from there on a motorcycle of his owner, when he reached an electric transformer near the field of Chinthalacheruvu Venkataiah, the APSRTC bus bearing No.AP 27Z 0962 came in opposite direction with a high speed in a rash and negligent manner, on observing the high speed of the bus, the petitioner stopped his motorcycle on the side of the road but the driver of the bus drove it in a rash and negligent manner and dashed against the motorcycle, resultantly the petitioner sustained severe injuries on right leg and fell down on the ground.

ii. Immediately after the accident, the petitioner was shifted to Government Hospital, Markapur, after first-aid, he was again shifted to Sai Bhaskar Hospital, Guntur and again from there to Manipal Hospital, Vijayawada. As per advice of their known persons, the petitioner returned from Vijayawada and joined at Sri Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital, Guntur, on 29.01.2018 night at about 08.30 p.m. On 30.01.2018 operation was conducted and the right leg of the petitioner was amputated above knee. The petitioner took treatment as in- patient from 29.01.2018 to 13.02.2018. The petitioner incurred expenditure to a tune of Rs 2.00,000/- towards treatment, travelling and other expenses. Thepetitioner got permanent disability due to the injuries sustained by him in the accident.

iii. The petitioner was hale and healthy prior to the accident and used to earn more than Rs.300/- per day. After the accident, the petitioner is depending upon others. Due to amputation of right leg, marriage prospectus of petitioner deprived and he is in depression.

iv. The accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the bus who is 3rd respondent, the 1st respondent being the owner of the said bus; and as the said bus plying in that region under the control of