HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.90 of 2008 Date: 17-6-2011 Between The Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C., RTC X Roads, Mushirabad, Hyderabad … Appellant/Respondent and Maheswaram Venkataiah @ Venkatesh and 4 others … Respondents/Petitioners HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.90 of 2008 Judgment: Aggrieved by the award and decree dated 08-5-2007 in O.P.No.555 of 2004 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Tribunal cum I Additional District Judge, Ranga Reddy district at L.B.Nagar, Hyderabad the present civil miscellaneous appeal is filed. 2. The appellant herein is the respondent in O.P.No.555 of 2004. The claimants made a claim of Rs.8,00,000/- for the death of the deceased Maheshwaram Krishna Goud. The tribunal below while assessing the evidence on record awarded an amount of Rs.6,41,000/- under all heads with interest at 9% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization to the petitioners towards compensation for the death of deceased. Being aggrieved by the same, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (‘the Corporation’ for short) preferred this civil miscellaneous appeal. 3. The learned Standing Counsel for the appellant-Corporation urged that the tribunal below erroneously granted interest at the rate of 9% per annum though as per the judgment in SARLA VERMA v. DTC[1] interest is to be granted at 6% per annum and that the award of compensation is also excessive. 4. The learned counsel for the respondents-claimants supported the award of the tribunal below. 5. Now, the point for consideration is -- whether the interest of 9% per annum as ordered by the tribunal below is to be scaled down ? 6. Point:- As seen from the impugned order, the tribunal below while assessing the evidence on record granted a total compensation of Rs.6,41,000/- under all heads and directed the Corporation to pay interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization. 7. As seen from the judgment in SARLA VERMA’s case (1 supra), the tribunal below while awarding compensation shall grant interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization. Therefore, by placing reliance on the aforesaid judgment, the interest at the rate of 9% per annum as ordered by the tribunal below is reduced to 6% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization. 8. With this modification, the civil miscellaneous appeal is allowed. No costs. ___________________ K.S.APPA RAO, J. 17th June, 2011. Ak HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.S.APPA RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.90 of 2008 17th June, 2011. [1] (2009) 6 SCC 121