JUDGMENT :

1. Aggrieved by the order dated 19.12.2012 in M.V.O.P. No.627 of 2007 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-IV Additional District Judge, Tirupati (for short 'the Tribunal'), the National Insurance Company Limited rep., by its Branch Manager, Tirupati, who is the 2nd Respondent in M.V.O.P. preferred this appeal questioning the Award passed by the Tribunal and the liability fastened on it.

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

3. The claimants filed a petition under Section 166 (1) (c) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs.18,00,000/- on account of the death of K. Ramesh Reddy ( hereinafter be referred to as ‘the deceased’) in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 23.04.2007 at 11.15 AM on Renigunta-Tirupati main road at Patel Wood Works.

4. The claimant's case is that on 23.04.2007, the deceased, as a rider and his son Pradeep Kumar as a pillion rider, were proceeding on their Scooter bearing No.ATC 6262, when they reached Patel Woodworks at Tirup