JUDGMENT :

1. Aggrieved by the award and decree dated 27.01.2015 in M.V.O.P. No.249 of 2013 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-VII Additional District Judge, Ongole (for short, "the tribunal"), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.13,30,000/- with interest 9% per annum against the respondents 1 and 2 and dismissing the claim against the respondents 3 and 4, the 2nd respondent, Cholamandalam Ms. General Insurance Company Limited, has preferred the present appeal.

2. For convenience, the parties herein will be referred to as per their rankings in the M.V.O.P.

3. The claim is filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- on account of the death of Jillelamudi Venkatswarlu (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) in a road accident that occurred on 15.11.2012.

4. The 1st petitioner is the wife; the 2nd is the son, and petitioners 3 and 4 are the deceased's parents. The claimant's case is that on 15.11.2012 at about 03.20PM, the deceased and one Unnam Rosaiah came to Addanki on a motorcycle bearing No.A