JUDGMENT :

B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO, J.

1. This memorandum of Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, ‘the MV Act’) assailing the award passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (District Judge) at Nizamabad in O.P.No.795 of 2009, dated 15.05.2012.

2. Appellants are the petitioners and respondents are the respondents before the Tribunal.

3. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that respondent No.1 remained ex-parte before the Tribunal, hence he is not a necessary party to the Appeal.

4. Appellant No.1 – petitioner No.1 is the father, appellant No.2 – petitioner No.2 is the mother and appellants Nos.3 and 4 – petitioner Nos.3 and 4 are the sisters of the deceased Cheelapally Venkaiah.

5.1 Appellants – petitioners have filed claim petition under Section 166 (1)(c) of MV Act read with Rule 455 of APMV Rules claiming compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of filing petition till realization of full amount on account of the death of Cheelapally Venkaiah, who died in the accident.

5.2 On 14.03.2009 Cheelapally Venkaiah was travelling in an auto bearing No.AP-23-V-2931 from Bachepally