1. The claimant in M.V.O.P.No.115 of 2010 on the file of the District judge-
cum-Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chittoor (for short “the learned
MACT”) filed the present appeal feeling dissatisfied with the quantum of
compensation of Rs.6,99,000/- awarded by the learned MACT against the claim
made for Rs.12,00,000/-.
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will be hereinafter referred to as
and how they are arrayed before the learned MACT.
Case of the claimant:
3. On 12.07.2008 at about 04:00 a.m., when the petitioner was travelling in
Car bearing Registration No.AP 03 AA 3636, driven by one N. Mahadeva Reddy,
on Chittoor-Tirupathi Main Road near Panapakkam Bus Stop, the Tata Sumo
bearing Registration No.TN 63 A 6774 (hereinafter referred to as “the offending
vehicle”) driven by respondent No.1, came in the opposite direction and dashed
against the car, causing the accident. The petitioner and other inmates of the
car, including the driver, sustained grievous injuries and the driver succumbed to
injuries on the spot. Negligence of Respondent No.1, the driver of the offending
vehicle, is the cause for accident.