JUDGMENT :

T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J.

1. Aggrieved by the order dated 27.06.2012 in M.V.O.P. No. 107 of 2010 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Anantapur (for short ‘the Tribunal’) the United India Insurance Company Limited Rep. by its Divisional Manager, Anantapur, 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 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- on account of the death of Gulam Ali Hussain (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 11.12.2009.

4. It is not in dispute that the 1st claimant is the wife; and claimants 2 and 3 are the children of the deceased.

5. The claimants’ case is that on 11.12.2009 the deceased was coming to his village from Garladinne on a motorcycle bearing No. AP-02-F-4547 along with two pillion riders. At about 10.00 PM, when they reached near Budedu village cross, the Tractor and Trailer b