LAWS(APH)-2025-5-79

APSRTC Vs. EKKUDU VENKATA KANAKA SATYANARAYANA

Decided On May 02, 2025
APSRTC Appellant
V/S
Ekkudu Venkata Kanaka Satyanarayana Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) [i] One E.Venkata Kanaka Satyanarayana [herein after referred as 'the claimant'] filed a petition under Sec. 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [for short M.V. Act], before the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cumPrincipal District Judge, Eluru [for short "MACT"], claiming compensation of Rs.11,60,000.00 for the injuries suffered by him in a Motor Vehicle Accident that occurred on 15/11/2008, contending that the accident has occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the APSRTC bus bearing No.AP 11 Z 1213 [for short the 'offending vehicle'],

(2.) The 1st respondent before the learned MACT is the driver and he is the 2nd respondent in this appeal. He remained ex parte before the learned MACT.

(3.) For the sake of convenience, parties will be herein after referred to as the claimant and the respondents as and how they are arrayed before the learned MACT.