IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR MOTOR ACCIDENTS CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL No.1586 OF 2007 BETWEEN The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. …APPELLANT AND Banoth Seethamma and five others. …RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: SMT. A. MALATHI Counsel for the Respondents: Mr. G. ANANDAM The Court made the following: - JUDGMENT: Learned counsel for the appellant very fairly submits that this appeal is directed against the quantum of compensation awarded by the tribunal below but the required leave under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was not obtained by the appellant. In that view of the matter, the civil miscellaneous appeal itself being not maintainable is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J July 21, 2010 DSK