This Civil Miscellaneous Appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for brevity “the Act”), is preferred by the appellant - erstwhile A.P. State Road Transport Corporation (for brevity “the Corporation”), challenging the order and decree dated 29.06.2001, passed in O.P.No.434 of 1994 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Additional District Judge, Mahabubnagar District (for brevity “the Tribunal”), awarding a sum of Rs.2,45,000/- towards compensation with interest at 9% per annum from the date of the petition till the date of realization, as against the claim of 3,50,000/- made by the respondents - petitioners, under Section 166 of the Act, for the death of their son Sri Venkateshwarlu, who is aged about 25 years, working as Sales Commission Agent in Swaraj Tractor Dealers, Anantapur, in a motor accident that occurred on 17.06.1994, mainly on the main ground, firstly , that the accident has occasioned due to the rash and negligent driving of Maruti Van, but not on account of negligent driving on the part of the driver of the bus belonging to the Corporation; and secondly , that the amount awarded by the Tribunal is highly excessive and arbitrary.
