HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY M.A.C.M.A.No.615 of 2019

JUDGMENT

The appellants-claimants have preferred this appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, aggrieved by the order and decree dated 06.09.2013 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT)-cum-IX Additional District Judge, Wanaparthy (for short “the Tribunal”) in O.P.No.236 of 2012 (Old No. 622 of 2010), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.12,43,000/- along with interest at 7.5% per annum in favour of the appellants as against their claim of Rs.15,00,000/-, for the death of deceased Mr. Gandam Anil Kumar, who is the husband of appellant No.1, father of appellant Nos.2 and 3 and son of appellant Nos.4 and 5, in a motor vehicle accident. The appellants seek enhancement of the compensation in this appeal.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 02.12.2008, at around 9:00 PM, the deceased, Mr. Gandam Anil Kumar, along with his student was proceeding on a Hero Honda motorcycle bearing registration No.AP-22-F-9260 towards Shadnagar from Mahabubnagar and when they reached the limits of Polepally Village on NH-7, a lorry bearing No.AP-02-V-6704 came in the opposite direction a