IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY , THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED MACMA NO: 3185 of 2005 (Appeal under Section 173 of M.V. Act against the order/decree in O.P.No.691 of 2003 dated 12-07-2005 on the file of the Court of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Nellore District, Nellore) Between: Gandham Tirumala, S/o. Sankaraiah ...Appellant AND 1. B. Koteswara Rao, S/o. Subbaramaiah 2. National Insurance Company Ltd., rep. by its Branch Manager Gandhi Nagar, Nellore. 3. V. Radhakrishnan, S/o. Chengama Naidu 4. G. Ramanaiah, S/o. Peda Ragaiah (Respondents 1 and 4 remained exparte and there is no need to send notice to them) ...Respondents Counsel for the Appellant : Sri M. VENKATANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.2 : Smt. W.V.S.RAJESWARI Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : None appeared The Court delivered the following Judgment: SD/- P.S.SOMAYAJULU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Nellore, Nellore District. (with records) 2. Two CD Copies. 3. One CC to Sri M. Venkatanarayana, Advocate [OPUC] 4. One CC to Smt. W.V.S. Rajeswari, Advocate [OPUC] HIGH COURT GM,J DATE: 24-02-2011 JUDGMENT M.A.C.M.A. NO. 3185 OF 2005 PARTLY ALLOWING THE CMA WITHOUT COSTS IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY , THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED MACMA NO: 3185 of 2005 Between: Gandham Tirumala, S/o. Sankaraiah ...Appellant AND 1. B. Koteswara Rao, S/o. Subbaramaiah 2. National Insurance Company Ltd., rep. by its Branch Manager Gandhi Nagar, Nellore. 3. V. Radhakrishnan, S/o. Chengama Naidu 4. G. Ramanaiah, S/o. Peda Ragaiah (Respondents 1 and 4 remained exparte and there is no need to send notice to them) ...Respondents Appeal under Section 173 of M.V. Act against the order of the Court of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Nellore District, dated 12-07-2005 made in O.P.No.691 of 2003. This appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the Memorandum of Appeal, the orders of the Lower Court and the material papers in the case, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri M. Venkatanarayana, Advocate for the Appellant and of Mrs. W.V.S. Rajeswari, Advocate for the Respondent No.2 and Respondent No.3 not appearing in person or by Advocate. This Court while allowing the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal in part and in modification of the decree of the Court of the Principal Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Nellore District, Nellore, doth order and decree as follows 1. that the compensation of an amount of Rs.10,000/- as awarded by the Tribunal be and hereby is enhanced to Rs.25,000/-. 2. that the rate of interest at 7.5% per annum as granted by the Tribunal be and hereby is reduced to 6% per annum on the enhanced compensation. 3. that save as aforesaid the decree of the Lower Court do stand confirmed in all other respects, and 4. that there be no order as to costs in this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal. SD/- P.S.SOMAYAJULU ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Nellore District, Nellore. 2. Two CD Copies. HIGH COURT GM,J DATE: 24-02-2011 DECREE M.A.C.M.A. NO. 3185 OF 2005 PARTLY ALLOWING THE CMA WITHOUT COSTS