THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA M.A.C.M.A.NO.131 OF 2020

JUDGMENT:

This M.A.C.M.A. is preferred by the appellant-Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short (‘the Act, 1988’) aggrieved by the award and decree, dated 13.05.2019 in O.P.No.238 of 2015 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mahabubnagar (for short, ‘the Tribunal’).

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties are hereinafter referred to as they are arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner filed a claim-petition under Section 166 of the Act, 1988 read with Rule 455 of Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 claiming compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 15.06.2014. It is stated that the petitioner, along with two other persons, was proceeding on a motorcycle and they reached near Dharmapur Village, the driver of the RTC bus bearing No.AP29Z3432 came from opposite direction in a rash and negligent manner and hit the motorcycle being driven by the petitioner. As a result of which the pet