JUDGMENT :

Heard Sri T.Kumara Ratnam, learned counsel representing Sri K.Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel for the appellants/claimants and Sri Gudi Srinivasu, learned counsel for the respondent No.2/Insurance Company.

2. This appeal directed against the Order and Decree dated 11.04.2012 passed in M.V.O.P.No.540 of 2007 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – cum – Judge, Family Court – cum – VI Additional District Judge, Kadapa (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’).

3. Parties are referred to as they were arrayed in the proceedings before the learned Tribunal, for the sake of convenience and clarity.

4. The claimants filed the application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for brevity ‘the Act’), seeking compensation for a sum of Rs.4,00,000/- for the death of Kalluri Pratap Reddy (hereinafter referred to as ‘deceased’) in a motor vehicle accident occurred on 25.07.2006.

5. The case of the claimants is that on 25.07.2006 around 10.00 AM, the deceased started to Vempalli town on a motorcycle bearing registration No.AP04 K 8806 (hereinafter referred to as ‘offending vehicle’) driven by N.Sivananda Reddy; the motorcycle was driven in a rash and negligent manner with