APHC010455952023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] FRIDAY,THE TWELFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 529/2023 Between: 1. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, REP. BY IT'S BRANCH MANAGER, D.NO. 22/444, B.S.COMPLEX, GANDHI ROAD, PRODDATUR TOWN, KADDAPA DISTRICT. ...APPELLANT AND 1. BOLLAVARAM VENKATA BHAGYAM REDDY, S/O BALA VENKATA REDDY, AGED 44 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 3/900, YMR COLONY, PRODDATUR TOWN, KADAPA DISTRICT, WORKING AS A HEAD CONSTABLE IN MYDUKUR POLICE STATION 2. PITTA KISHORE KUMAR, S/O CHANDRASEKHAR, AGE 25 YEARS, YANADHI COLONY, GOPAVARAM PANCHAYAT, PRODDATUR MANDAL, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. GANGULUGULLA LAKSHUMAIAH, S/O ERRIOBANNA, POTLADURTHI VILLAGE, YERRAGUNTLA MANDAL, KADDAPA DISTRICT 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Appeal filed under Order 41 of CPC praying thet the Highcourt may be pleased topleased to set aside the order passed in M.V.O.P.No. 186 of 2016 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal -Cum- II Addl. District Judge, Kadapa at Proddatur, dated 4th January, 2023 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to condone the delay of 54 days in filing the appeal against the order in M.V.O.P.No. 186 of 2016 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal -Cum- II Addl. District Judge, Kadapa at Proddatur, dated 4th January, 2023, pending disposal of the main C.M.A., and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant stay of operation of the decree and Judgment M.V.O.P.No. 186 of 2016 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal - Cum- II Addl. District Judge, Kadapa at Proddatur, dated 4th January, 2023, pending disposal of the main C.M.A., and pass Counsel for the Appellant: 1. NARESH BYRAPANENI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 529/2023 JUDGMENT: Present appeal is filed assailing the order dated 04.01.2023 passed in M.V.O.P.No.186 of 2016 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Additional District Judge, Kadapa, at Proddatur, awarding compensation of Rs.68,000/- (Rupees Sixty Eight Thousand Only) along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of presentation of petition till realization. 2. By aforesaid order, the Tribunal has further directed that the compensation amount so determined and awarded shall be paid by the insurer directly to the claimants, rather than being deposited before the Tribunal. Aggrieved by the aforesaid portion of the order, the present appeal is preferred. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant, by placing reliance on the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Private Limited vs. Union Of India And 4 others 1, which later came to be followed by a Co-ordinate bench of this Court in M.A.C.M.A.No.242 of 2024, contended that the Tribunal ought not to have issued directions for depositing the compensation amount directly into the accounts or in favour of the claimants, rather than depositing the same before the Tribunal. He has also drawn the attention of this Court to Para Nos. 2.6 and 3 of the judgment referred supra, which reads as under: “2.6 The Insurer shall satisfy the award by depositing the awarded amount into a bank account maintained by the Tribunal by RTGS or NEFT. For this purpose the Tribunal shall maintain a bank account and record the relevant account details along with the directions for payment to the insurer in the award itself. 3. We direct that the aforesaid directions will apply across the country so that a uniform practice is followed.” 4. In view of the same, it is contended that the impugned order, to the extent of directing the payment of compensation to claimants directly, needs to be set aside. 5. Learned counsel for the respondents/claimants does not dispute the aforesaid judgment, on which reliance has placed on. 6. Considering the guidelines prescribed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in judgment mentioned supra, the order of the Tribunal 1 (2021) 17 SCC 530 5 dated 04.01.2023 passed in M.V.O.P.No.186 of 2016 is hereby modified, directing the insurer to deposit the compensation amount before the Tribunal. Except for the aforesaid modification, the rest of the order and amount of compensation determined shall stand intact. Therefore, the appellant is directed to deposit balance amount of compensation, deducting the amounts, if any, already deposited, within a period of four (04) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 7. Accordingly, the Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeal stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN Date: 12.09.2025 ANS 6 505 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 529/2023 Date: 12.09.2025 ANS