IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G. BHAVANI PRASAD Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No.1139 of 2003 Between: The United India Insurance Company Limited, Represented by its Divisional Manager, Cuddapah .. Appellant AND Syed Ameer Basha and 2 others .. Respondents JUDGEMENT: The appeal by the insurer is directed against the award in MVOP.No.179 of 2001 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Cuddapah, dated 25-09-2002. The grounds of appeal disclosed that the challenge was only against the quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal. Heard Sri A.V.K.S. Prasad, learned standing counsel for the appellant-insurer and Sri D. Kodanda Rami Reddy, learned counsel for the respondents-claimants. A thorough verification of the original record received from the Tribunal does not disclose the insurer applying for or getting any permission under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and in the absence of any request for or grant of such permission, any challenge to the quantum of compensation by the insurer stood prohibited by the statute itself according to the precedential interpretation. Therefore, this appeal is not maintainable and is accordingly dismissed without costs. _____________________ G. BHAVANI PRASAD, J Date: 03-02-2011 Ksn