India, Feb. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation to pay a compensation of Rs.9.64 crore to the family of a non-resident Telugu woman from the United States of America, who died in a bus accident in 2009, people familiar with the matter said.

A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra delivered the verdict, asking the APSRTC authorities to pay Rs.96,452,220 in compensation to Shyam Prasad Nagalla, husband of Lakshmi Nagalla, who died in the accident on June 13, 2009.

Lakshmi, who had done her masters in computer sciences in the US and obtained permanent citizenship there, came to India in 2009 along with her husband and two daughters for a holiday. ...