Pathuri Laxmi And 4 Others v. Gonela Venkateshwar Rao , Venkataiah And Another

HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FOUR PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE M.G.PRIYADARSINI IV.A.C.M.A. No: 729 OF 2019 Between:

1. Pathuri Laxmi and 4 Others, Wo. Late Sai Reddy, Age.30 years, Occ. House hold,

2. Pathuri Sravani, D/o. Late Sai Reddy, Age. '14 years, Occ. Student,

3. Pathuri Nikitha, D/o. Late Sai Reddy, Age. '10 years, Occ. Student,

4. Pathuri Rangamma, W/o. Ramchandra Reddy, Age. 52 years, Occ. House wife,

5. Pathuri Ramchandra Reddy, S/o. Veeraiah, Age. 65 years, Occ. Nil, All Respondents 1 to 5 Rl/o. Padamatigudem Village, Narsimhulapet Mandal, Warangal District, presently residing at Hunter Road, Hanamkonda, Warangal District.

(appellants no.2 and 3 are being minors represented by their natural mother and Guardian Appellant No.1) .Appellants/Petitioners AND

1. Gonela Venkateshwar Rao @ Venkataiah, S/o. Navakoti, Age. 32 years, Occ. Owner-cum-driver of the crime vehicle, Rt/o. 4th ward, Thota Ravulapadu, Chandertapadu, Krishna District, presently Residing at H.No.31 -265, Ashok Nagar, Nandigama, Krishna District.

2. Shriram General lnsurance Company Limited, Represented by its Branch Manager, Brach office at Balasamudram, Opp. Ekashila Park, Hanamkonda, Warangal Proper and District.

...Respondents/Respondents

Appeal filed under Section '173 of Motor Vehicles Act, aggrieved by the award made in MVOP. No. 423 of 2013, dated 10-2-201 5, on the file of the

chairman, Motor Accident claims Tribunal-cum- ll Additional District Judge, Wara nga l.

ORDER: This appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appeal, the Award and Decree of the Tribunal and the material papers in the case and upon hearing the arguments of sri K. Venumadhav, Advocate, for the Appellants and of Sri K. Ajay Kumar, Advocate, for the Respondents No. 2. The Court doth Order and Decree as follows:

1 . That this Appeal be and hereby Allowed That the compensation awarded by the Tribunal be and is here-by enhanced from Rs. 6,49,000/- to Rs. 12,28,000/- with interest on entire compensation amount at the rate of 7.5 percent per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization.

3. That the time to deposit the compensation amount is one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this Judgment.

4. That the appellants be and are here-by entifled to withdraw the amounts as per the apportionment made by the Tribunal.

5. That the appellants shall pay the deficit Court fee on the enhanced compensation.

6. That there is no order as to costs to this Appeal Sd/. K. VENKAIAH ASSrsrANr ffitsrjAR SECTIOft OFFICER To, //TRUE COPY// i The Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-Cum- ll Additional District Judge, Warangal Two CD Copies \ ^ -,/ .\->'

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