The High Court · 2025

Counsel for the Appellants: Sri Gundaram Manoj Goud Counsel for the Respondents No.1 to 3: None Appeared Counsel for the Respondent No.4: Sri Srinivasa Rao Vutta The Court delivered the following: JUDGMENT IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD. THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GADI PITAVEEN KUMAR M.A.C.M.A. No.111 of 2024 Date of Order :19-12-2025 Betrvcen: I . Gupani Raju and two others Aplcllants And Gundala Jangaiah and three others Res ponclents JUDGMENT: 'l'he Appeal arises out ol the ordcr passccl 'oy the lt-arned \'lotor AccidentsClaimsTribunal-cum-Principllt)istr.ict.ludgeatl\4al-ratltrbr-ragar (fbr short 'the Tribunal') in M'V O'P No 92 ol'1012 datccl i)l 0l l(ii:l itr partly allowing the ctaim as Rs' 18,61'600/- as against tirc cliiinr of Rs.25,00,0001. Aggrieved by the cotnpensation arvartlcd' the appellants/claimants have prefened t[.re prcsent Appeal secking enhancement of comPensation'

2. Learned counsel appearing for the parties do not disl-rute the rnatclial facts of the case. The only contention is rvith regard to the enhancemellt of notional income of the deceased' J 2 .1. .lr.ibunal - i3:rsi'1q o11 rhe uratcr.ial available on rccord, thc learled llarre,: il,c li,llou inS issrrcs lirr corrsideration 'i ll ltctlic't' tlri, trctilr.,nt oL:(Lu.red ctn t5 t-2022 ut abour 11. l5 1,,,',,; ,11 (.)llll Tltrrkktr.qtda. 'fhttkkttgtrla yillage. lVlct ha,s lnt.a ru nt t'it t:.lu/. tt it.s tltte t() tltL, t.(tsit turtl negligutt clrit,inF. on tfu ltart oJ. il,'';ttndcttt \o.I i.c . drivar d RTC lhr,s bcuring No.T5_06-UA_ l) .i ! ,ttttl trltcllrcr tlit' detao.;cd Guponi Kal1..uni clietl 2trl 6l thc titi!t it'\ .sttst,rittt'tl irt tlta srtirl at'cident'l ' ii ltt,ilit,i' ltt'r't, t'tt.t ( (),lt-ibtttot.r, negli.qe,c,e on lhc pt*l ../' llta ,tti'L' ()/ !lit flrtrtlir .\ltrnc bikt, beorin,q No.TS-0,\_HG 929-j on t:iti, !i tlii' tlt'ct'ti.rttl ( itrltttrti Kttlyani va-\ lrovelling os u pilliotl .l !'!,11i1r,1 tltc /it- l r.t,sltorttlanl lit '.'t :t, rrl tlt,, litpC 1l ttt't.idant'l wa:i pos.\essittg va litl driving -/. ii'!tt.lltt:t'/lti, 1tE1i1js1191.t aru: enlitled to.seek c.tnpen'ulitLrt .fot. ii:t'ri,-titlt rt/'!ltt'tlcccu.tatl Gupuni Kalyani and if so, what anrtunt i t n(i li t )tt rt itt )Dt ., 'i 7-,t,r.ltot t.tlial ? '+. I)rrrirg trral, thc crair,ants e\arnined p.w. r and marked Exs.A- I to A-8. On behalj'of' the respondents, none was examined, but Ex.B- 1 Copy ol lttsurairce Policl g,a. rnarkeci with consent. 3 5 Exs.A-l to A-8 are copy of FIR, inquest rcpofl' PME rcport' lr4VI report, Chargc Sheet, driving licence' [Legistralion Certificate and lnsurance policy. No document is tlled disclosing the incotle oi' thc deccascd. l-earned counsel tbr the appellants contended tl-rat 1l-re dcccascd 6. Gupani Katyani was working as l'ailor and uscd to contribuic Ils --10'000i- 'l'ribunaI considered rttl atnortttl oi p.m- to the lamily, but the learned Rs.9.000/- towards monthly income of the dcceased' rvhich is verl' tlcauer'

1. Apart lrom this, tearned counsel tbr the appcllants contendcd ttrat the learned Tribunal ought to have enhanced the compensation undt't the Ileaclsofloveandaffection,consortiumandpainandsuftcring. 'l'he leamed Tribunal, taking into consicleration ot' the decisrorr tn 8. Naliontrl Insurance Company Limited Vs' Pranay Sethi and otherst considcred notional income as Rs' 9'000/-' 4002 towards luture prospects and as per Sarla Verma Vs' Delhi Transport Corporation2 considcrcd the muttiplier applicable ibr the age group between 26 to 30 years as '17" '(20t7) l6 scc 680 '] 2oo9 ACJ 1298 .+ () I ir.rr c gi't, !,\ car*cst corlsideration a,d perused the r-natcrial on i L-c ()f( |

10. lrir'rirg iirr,r cc'rr r s itlc'r'e t i.r'r ol- the rlinirnum \ryages duLing 2022 as P.csc.il',.'r1 hr rlrc ('errr'al (lovcrnrrcnt fi'orn tirnc to time in capacitl, ol' sk-illcri.',i.rriri-:;kiliccl and rrrrskillcd labour., this court is of considercd'ic*, ihlrt rire leur.etl l.ibrrnirl oug.ht to have considered thc monthly incomc .f ihr r.ic.,.lscil ls lls. li).000'- instcad of Rs.9.000/-. I I 1,r.,ri't ll'.r'r srr.'e. tiris ('.r.rr1 also dequr it approyrriate to enhance the ioss tl r.iirtc ll-onr I{s. 15.(XX)/- to Rs.30,000/- and funeral expcnses fi.oru Ils i :, (t(i(,, to Il ..-i().000i-.

11. fjr: cali'. rjirl-ion is t:rl>rrlated beloq, S1.I{o. Heads Amount Notion al income Rs.1O,OOO/- p.m. I ) 'l 1 D ,+0,i, fu ture Add plospccts. I)cdtrct 1 13,a tou,ards persor.al cxpenses Anltual income l I Multiplier (17) Rs.14,OOO/- (10,ooo+4000) Rs.9,333/- (14OOO-4667) Rs.1,11,996l- (9333x12) Rs. I,I1,996/- (1,1 1,996x17) 5 6 7 B Loss of estate Rs.30,OOO/- Spousal consortium Rs. 1,2O,OOO/- (a0,000x3) Total compensation Rs.2O,83,932l-

13. tn all, the claintants arc granted compensatiotr ol' Rs.l0.ll-1.(;ill- with interest at the rate of 7.50k p.a- fi'om the date ol' OI' till clatc ot realization.

14. Accordingly, MA.C.M.A.No.41l ol 2024 is partly aliorved l5 As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, il'any- shali staird closed. l'here shall be no order as to costs. Sd/- M. JAWAHAR REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To,

1. The Chairman Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-c at IVlahabubnagar.(with records)

2. One CC to Sri Gundaram Manoj Goud, Advocate [OPUC] 3. One CC to Sri Srinivasa Rao Vutla, Advocate [OPUC] 4. Two CD Co pres SECTION OFFICER rincipal District Judge, \, KH/karn HIGH COURT DATED: 1911212025 JUDGMENT+DECREE MACMA.No.471 of 2024 '(!.\t STA J o(J 2 5 fllrH zffi * z 6} .B * PARTLY ALLOWING THE MACMA 1;\ e) + 6 b\ab [ 34E7 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR M.A.C.M.A.No: 47 1 OF 2024 Between:

1. Gupani Raju, S/o. Gupani Kondanna, Age: 30 years, Occ: Driver, 2. G. Dharshini, D/o, Gupani Raju, Aged 6 years, Occ: Nil, 3, Gupani Ranvith, S/o. Gupani Raju, Aged 4 years, Occ: Nil, Petitioners No.2 & 3 are minors U/g of their natural father i.e., petitioner No.1 herein All are Ryo. Upparipally Village, Khilla Ghanpur Mandal, Wanaparthy District, Now Residing at Housing Board Colony, Mahabubnagar, ...Appellants/Claimants AND 1 Gundala Jangaiah, S/o. Gundala Venkataiah, Aged 25 years, Occ: Driver of Hire Bus Bearing No,TS-06-UA-4241, R/o.H.No.13-59/1 , Gokulanagar, Achampet, Nagarkurnool District. Bande Govardhan Reddy, S/o. B.Bhoopal Reddy, Age not known, but major, Occ, Owner of Bus Hire Bus Bearing No.TS-06-UA-4241 , R/o.H.No.1-2- 1 10/12, Subhashnagar Christian Colony, Mahabubnagar The Regional Manager, TSRTC, Regional Office, New Bus Stand Complex, Mahabubnagar (Hirer of RTC Hire Bus Bearing No.TS.06-UA-4241 of Achampet Depot). The United lndia lnsurance Company Limited, Represented by its Branch lrrlanager, H.No.'1-5-107, Nethaji Road, near Mallikarjuna Enterprises, New Town Behind lng Vysya Bank, Mahabubnagar. ( Pol i cy N o. 052200 3 1 2 0P 1 1 27 1 2539 va I i d f rom 07 -0 2-202'l to 06-O2-20221 4 ...Respondents/Respondents Appeal under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act against the order and decree made in I\/.V.O.P.No,92 of 2022 daled 3-1-2024 on the file of the Court of the Chairman Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, at Mahabubnagar. This appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appeal, the Judgment and decree of the court below and the material papers in the MVOP and upon hearing the arguments of Sri Gundaram Manoj Goud, Advocate for the Wappellants and of Sri Srinivasa Rao Vutla, Advocate for Respondent No.4 and None Appeared for Respondents No.'1 to 3. This Court doth Order and Decree as follows: 1 . That the MACI',4A be an J hereby is partly allowed, 2. That lhe compensation amount awarded by the tribunal be and hereby enhanced to Rs.20,83,932/- with interest at the rate of 7.5o/o per annum from the date of OP till date of realization;

3. That save as aforesaid, the decree of the Tribunal shall stands confirmed in all other respects; and

4. That there shall be no order as to costs in this appeal. ,TRUE COPY// Sd/. M. JAWAHAR REDDY ASSISTANT REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER \-

1. The Chairman Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, To, at Mahabubnagar

2. f wo CD Copies KH,&am HIGH COURT DATED: '1911212025 DECREE MACMA.N o.471 of 2024 PARTLY ALLOWING THE MACMA 6 ia60