IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE : B.S.A.SWAMY APPEAL AGAINST ORDER No. 460 of 2001 Appeal under Section 173 OF M.V.Act against the Order/Decree in O.P.No. 785 of 1998 dated 23-8-2000 on the file of the court of the MACT-I Addl. District Judge, RR District at LB Nagar, Hyderabad . Between: 1. Smt. A.Lakshmi 2. Kum. A.Veena 3. Kum. A. Sridevi 4. Master A.Sanjiv S/o Late A.Sudarsan, 16 yrs, being minor rep.byhis mother i.e.petitioner No.1 . Appellant(s) AND 1. M/s. Arjun Associated Pvt.Ltd., 69 Numgambakkam High Road, Madras 34, rep. by its Director 2. The Oriental Insurance Co.rep.by its Manager, Snehalatha Complex, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad .. Respondent(s) FOR THE APPELLANT(S) : Mr.N.Ashok Kumar FOR THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 : MR.Alluri Krishnam Raju The Court delivered the following : ORDER : “Heard in part. Both the counsel submitted that supreme court delivered recent decision 2004(1) AC J 448. A doubt has arisen whether compensation has to be fixed on gross or net salary. So post on Monday. I.e. on 29-3-2004 .Sri Kota Subba Rao is appointed as amicus curie to assist the court to find out whether statutory deductions made from the salary and the resultant future benefit of the family which the claimants loose on the death of employee can be deducted from the salary for assessment of damages.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Chairman, MACT- I Addl. District Judge, RR District, at LB Nagar, Hyderabad 2. The Director ,M/s. Arjun Associated Pvt.Ltd., 69 Numgambakkam High Road, Madras 34, 3. The Manager, Oriental Insurance Co., Snehalatha Complex, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 4. MR. Kota Subba Rao, Advocate , High court of A.P.Hyderabad( By Spl.Messenger) (along with a copy of petition and memo of grounds) 5. One Spare Copy. YVN HIGH COURT YVN DRAFTED ON: 26-3-2004 BSASJ DATED: 25-3-2004 ORDER’ C.M.A.NO. 460 OF 2001 DIRECTION