JUDGMENT :

Aggrieved by the order and decree, dated 10.12.2015 passed in O.P.No.79 of 2010 by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Nizamabad, (for short “the Tribunal”), the present appeal has been filed by the Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties will hereinafter be referred to as arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. Brief facts of the case are that the claimants, who are the wife, sons and mother of M. Naresh Kumar (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) filed a petition under Section 163-A of Motor Vehicles Act, claiming compensation of Rs.8,00,000/- for the death of the deceased, who died in a motor vehicle accident that took place on 21.11.2008. It is stated that on 21.11.2008, the deceased was returning to his village on his Hero Honda motorcycle No.AP-25-BD-TR-9739 from Nizamabad and when he reached the outskirts of Makloor village, an unknown vehicle hit him and ran away. As a result, the deceased sustained grievous injuries and he was shifted to Pragathi Hospital, Nizamabad and while undergoing treatment, he died. It is stated that prior to the accident, the deceased was aged 30 years, running