ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. V/S SMT PADMARANJANI M.R. AND ORS.

AMARAVATI, India, June 1 -- Andhra Pradesh High Court issued the following order on April 30:

1. This appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the decree and the award dated 27.04.2004 in M.V.O.P. No. 298 of 1997 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Additional District Judge, Chittoor.

2. The respondent No.1 is the claimant, the respondent No.2, the appellant and the respondent No.3 herein are the respondents Nos.1 to 3 before the Tribunal.

3. The case of the claimant, briefly stated, is as follows:

The claimant, who is the mother of the deceased Bharath, filed a petition seeking compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- for the death of her son in a motor vehicle accident. The respondent No.3 ...