IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED M.A.C.M.A. No.1040 OF 2008 Between: Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, Rep. by its Managing Director, Hyderabad and another. --- Appellants/ Respondents. AND Hyder Khan. --- Respondent/ Petitioner. The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED M.A.C.M.A. No.1040 OF 2008 ORDER: This Civil Miscellaneous appeal is filed by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (For short, ‘A.P.S.R.T.C’) against the Award dated 30-11-2007, passed in O.P. No.2361 of 2006 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-Cum-Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. The respondent herein filed the O.P. seeking compensation of Rs.3,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 22-07-2006 at about 03-00 p.m. involving a bus bearing registration No.AP 11Z 5774 belonging to the appellants herein coming from Darushifa side proceeding towards Charminar side. The claimant-respondent herein underwent treatment for two months in Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, for the injuries sustained by him. He was aged 50 years as on the date of accident and was working as driver earning an amount of Rs.5,000/- P.M. The Tribunal considering the oral and documentary evidence adduced by the parties on the question of culpability in causing the accident, held that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving of the A.P.S.R.T.C bus in question by its driver and the claimant sustained injuries on account of the said accident and accordingly granted a sum of Rs.1,23,000/- towards compensation. Questioning the said award, A.P.S.R.T.C. has preferred this Appeal. Heard the learned standing counsel for the Appellants’ Corporation and the learned counsel for the Respondent-Claimant. In this case, the petitioner himself was examined as PW.1 and to prove that he was working as driver, he examined PW.3 who is proprietor of M/s. Prince Travels. It has come in the evidence of Doctor-PW.4 that the claimant sustained disability to the extent of 20%. The Tribunal took the income of the claimant at Rs.3,000/- p.m. and rightly after calculating amounts under various heads, granted an amount of Rs.1,23,000/- as against claim of Rs.3,00,000/- which in the circumstances of the case cannot be said to be excessive. In the circumstances, the Appeal is merit less and it is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. Date: 18-11--2010. DSH