JUDGMENT:

The appellants are claimants in M.V.O.P.No.255 of 2006 on the file of the Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Addl. District Judge, at Kadapa.

2. The parties in the appeal will be referred as they are arrayed in the claim application.

3. The Claimant has filed a Claim Petition under section 166 of MV Act, for claiming compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- for the death of the deceased in a Motor Vehicle accident that occurred on 09.05.2006 at 11:00 P.M.

4. The case of the claimants is that on 09.05.2006 at about 10:30 PM., the deceased Thummaluru Sankara Reddy and one Naga Subba Reddy were going on a Hero Honda Motor cycle bearing No. AP 26 A 8997 from their village to go to Mydukur, and, the Naga Subba Reddy was pillion rider of the said motor cycle and the deceased and Naga Subba Reddy were going ahead of the motor cycle No. AP 21 H 3298 and at about 11:00 P.M., when they reached near Kundu river bridge, then the 1st respondent lorry driver bearing No. AP 21 W 1247 driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner with high speed and without blowing horn and dashed against the motor cycle bearing No. AP 26 A 8997 in which the deceased was a pillion rider and as a resul