THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL No. 2501 of 1998 ORAL JUDGMENT: Heard both sides. 2. Aggrieved by the order and decree, dated 26.03.1998, passed by the I Additional District Judge- cum-Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ranga Reddy District at Saroornagar, Hyderabad (for brevity “the Tribunal”), in O.P.No.1075 of 1996, awarding a sum of Rs.2,86,960/- towards compensation for the death of one K.Durgesh @ Durgaiah, husband of claimant No.1, father of claimant Nos.2 to 4, and son of claimant No.5, in a road accident, the appellant-Oriental Insurance Company Limited has filed the present Civil Miscellaneous Appeal. 3. It is brought to the notice of this Court by both the learned counsel that permission as contemplated under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is not obtained before the Tribunal, as held by the Supreme Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nicolletta Rohtagi[1]. 4. Hence, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is liable to be dismissed and is accordingly dismissed without costs. _____________________ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA 15th July 2010 dr [1] AIR 2002 SC 3350