ORDER :

This appeal has been filed by the appellant/respondent No.3 seeking to set aside the order and decree passed in M.V.O.P.No.261 of 2016 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-III Additional District Judge, Kakinada, dated 13.05.2019.

2. Along with the appeal, the appellant filed I.A.No.1 of 2022 seeking to condone the delay of 867days in preferring the appeal.

3. The petitioner is the Insurance Company/Appellant and the respondent Nos.1 to 3 are the petitioners/claimants in M.V.O.P.No.261 of 2016. The parties hereinafter will be referred to as arrayed in the MVOP.

4. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Perused the material available on record.

5. Brief facts of the case are that:

i) The claimants filed M.V.O.P.No.261 of 2016, on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-III Additional District Judge, Kakinada, claiming compensation of Rs. 5, 00,000/- for the death of the deceased (i.e.) Magapu Satyanarayana, who died in a motor accident that took place on 17.05.2014. The 1st claimant is wife, claimants 2 and 3 are children of the deceased.

(i) The Tribunal after hearing both sides and upon appreciation of the oral and documentary evidence availab