JUDGMENT :

1. This appeal is filed by the appellants-claimants aggrieved by the Order and Decree dated 09.12.2004 passed in O.P.No.1175 of 2001 by the learned III Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (for short, the Court below).

2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant No.1 is the wife, appellant No.2 is the daughter and appellant No.3 is the father of the deceased-Munikonda Srinivas. On 16.02.2001, while the deceased was proceeding on a scooter bearing No.AP 10K 3192 as a pillion rider along with his cousin M. Babu from Alwal towards Tumukunta Village, in front of Vyjayanti Diesel Pump on Rajiv Road, a Canter van bearing No.AP 9W 4135 (hereinafter referred to as 'the offending vehicle') came from the opposite side and dashed the scooter in a rash and negligent manner. As a result, the deceased fell down and sustained grievous injuries. Immediately, he was shifted to the Gandhi General Hospital in Secunderabad for treatment. He was discharged on 08.03.2001. Again he was admitted in the CDR Hospital on 08.03.2001 and treated under 'Jeevandata Scheme' till he succumbed to the injuries on 19.03.2001 at 7.00 a.m. The accident was caused only due to the rash a