THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

This M.A.C.M.A. is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the appellants/petitioners aggrieved by the Award and decree dated 23.02.2006 passed in O.P.No.211 of 2001 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-Cum-II Additional District Judge, Mahabubnagar, (for short, “the Tribunal”) seeking enhancement of the compensation.

2. For convenience, the parties will be hereinafter referred to as they are arrayed before the Tribunal. 3. Brief facts of the case are as follows :

On 30.08.2000, the deceased and others were travelling in an Auto bearing No.AP-10-U-3900 and when the auto stopped, the deceased was getting down from the auto, the driver of the auto started the auto in a rash and negligent manner as a result, the deceased fell down and the auto ran over the deceased. Immediately, the deceased was shifted to Osmania General Hospital and she was died on 03.09.2000 while undergoing treatment. The Police registered a case against the driver of the offending vehicle. The appellants/petitioners claimed an amount of Rs.2,25,000/- as compensation for the death of the deceased under various heads.

4. Before the learned Tr