M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J.

1. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited preferred this Appeal aggrieved by the order dated 06.05.2009, passed in O.P. No. 685 of 2006 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Additional District and Sessions Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar, Hyderabad, whereunder the claim petition filed by the respondents 1 to 3 herein, under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (For short, 'the Act'), was allowed awarding compensation of Rs. 12,96,872/- as against the original claim of Rs. 10,00,000/-. The appellant herein was the second respondent and the respondents 1 to 3 herein were the petitioners-claimants and fourth respondent herein was first respondent before the Tribunal in O.P. No. 685 of 2006. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as appellant and respondents.

2. Respondents 1 to 3 herein filed the claim petition before the Tribunal, under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs. 10,00,000/- under various heads, for untimely death of K. Veerendra Babu, who happened to be son of first and second respondents and younger brother of third respondent, in a road ac