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.1177 OF 2007 Between: The Managing Director, A.P.S.R.T.C. Bus Bhavan, RTC Cross Roads Hyderabad and another. --- Appellants/ Respondents. AND M. Ramana. --- Respondent/ Petitioner. The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED M.A.C.M.A. No.1177 OF 2007 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 05-02-2007, passed in O.P. No.934 of 2003 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-Cum-XXI Additional Chief Judge, Red Hills, Nampally, Hyderabad. The respondent herein filed the O.P. seeking compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 29-10-2002 at about 12-00 p.m. involving a bus bearing registration No.AP 11Z 9367 belonging to the appellants herein coming from Siddipet and proceeding towards Hyderabad side. Heard the learned standing counsel for the Appellants’ Corporation and the learned counsel for the Respondent-Claimant. It is stated that the claimant-respondent sustained injuries as the accident bus ran over the right leg of the claimant and the same was crushed. The claimant-undergone treatment at Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad, and his right leg was amputated. The doctor was examined as PW.2 and the disability was assessed at 50%. The injured is aged 25 years and he was carrying on hotel and catering business and earning Rs.5,000/- P.M. Considering all these aspects, the Tribunal took the notional income of the claimant as Rs.3,000/- p.m. and after adopting the appropriate multiplier ‘17’ and after deducting 50 percent from it and further adding amounts towards pain and suffering, rightly granted an amount of Rs.3,31,000/- which, in the facts and circumstances of the case cannot be said to be excessive. However, in view of the decision of the Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation 2009 (6) Scale 129, interest is reduced to 6% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of realization of costs. In the circumstances, the Appeal is dismissed and the impugned award is modified only with regard to reduction of rate of interest. In all aspects, the amount awarded is confirmed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. Date: 18-11--2010. DSH