M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.

Dissatisfied with the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-XV Additional Chief Judge, Hyderabad, in O.P. No.2076 of 2009, dated 29.10.2012, the present Appeal is preferred by the appellants-claimants, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, (For short, ‘the Act’), seeking enhancement of compensation to Rs.25,00,00/- as claimed before the Tribunal in O.P. No.2076 of 2009.

2. The appellants herein were the petitioners and the respondents herein were the respondents before the Tribunal in O.P. No.2076 of 2009. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as appellants and respondents.

3. The appellants filed the claim petition before the Tribunal under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs.25,00,000/- under various heads, for untimely death of N. Abinav, who happened to be son of first and second appellants and brother of third appellant, in a road accident that occurred on 29.03.2008 at about 11:30 p.m. while the deceased Abinav was returning after attending his college annual day celebrations on his