JUDGMENT :

1. This appeal is filed by the appellants-claimants aggrieved by the Award dated 02.09.2005 passed in M.A.T.O.P.No.214 of 2001 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Additional District Judge (FTC-I), Khammam (for short, the Tribunal).

2. The brief facts of the case are that appellant No.1 is the wife, appellant Nos.2 and 3 are the parents and appellant No.4 is sister of the deceased, S.Rambabu. On 22.01.2001, while the deceased, as a coolie, was travelling in a tractor and trailor bearing No.AP20U 832 and 833 along with other coolies under employment of respondent No.2, the driver of the tractor drove the same at high speed in a rash and negligent manner, as a result of which, the deceased fell down from the tractor and trailor ran over the body of the deceased. In the said accident, the deceased sustained fatal injuries and died while he was shifting to hospital. The claimants filed aforesaid MATOP claiming compensation of Rs. 2,50,000/- against respondent Nos.1 to 3, driver, owner and insurer of the tractor respectively, for the death of the deceased.

3. Before the Tribunal, the respondents filed separate counters denying the averments of the claim petition and co