HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED C.M.A.No.652 of 2004 and Cross-Objection(SR) No.23015 of 2004 JUDGMENT The appellants-APSRTC filed the appeal and the cross- objectors/claimants filed the cross-objection against the judgment, dated 14.11.2002, passed in O.P.No.993 of 2001 by the learned II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad. 2. Respondent Nos.1 to 5-claimants are the parents, sisters and brother of one Vijay Kumar, who succumbed to the injuries sustained by him in a road accident occurred on 06.11.2000, when he was trying to get down from the bus at the bus stop, the driver of the bus hit another stationed bus ahead of it. Before his death, he was treated as inpatient in Medi City Hospital from 06.11.2000 to 14.11.2000. The claimants filed the above said O.P., claiming compensation of Rs.5,88,135/-. The appellants-APSRTC filed counter denying the averments made in the claim petition. By the judgment impugned, the Court below awarded compensation of Rs.5,88,135/-with proportionate costs and interest at 9% per annum payable by the appellants from the date of the petition till the date of realisation. 3. Heard the learned Standing Counsel for the appellants and the learned counsel for respondents-claimants. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the appellants mainly contended that the Court below erred in awarding compensation of Rs.1,81,785-80ps towards expenditure for the treatment of the deceased as the said amount was reimbursed to the claimants by the Corporation by way of cheques, and therefore, the same may be deducted from out of the compensation awarded by the Court below. 5. The material on record discloses that the appellants- APSRTC issued cheques bearing Nos.428640 and 428641, dated 13.08.2001 for a sum of Rs.20,000/- and Rs.1,61,785.80/- respectively, towards medical reimbursement to the first claimant and the claimants has not disputed the same. Therefore, the said amount is deducted from out of the compensation of Rs.5,88,135/- awarded by the Court below and thereby, the compensation comes to Rs.4,06,350/-. Thus, the compensation is reduced from Rs.5,88,135/- to Rs.4,06,350/-. The order of the Court below in all other aspects shall remain unaltered. The compensation amount shall carry interest @ 7% per annum from the date of the petition till realization. 6. With the said modification, the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is allowed in part and the Cross-objection filed by the claimants is dismissed. No costs. _____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J Date:10.02.2011 sj