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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR
Bolli Sreenu @ Srinivas – Appellant
Versus
Kathula Shivakumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR, J.
1. Since the claims in these appeals are occasioned out of same accident and as the same questions of fact and law have been challenged by the insurer/2nd respondent, these appeals are heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.
2. Heard Sri A.Rama Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the appellants in MACMA Nos.41 and 43 of 2024 and Sri Soma Harinath Reddy, learned counsel for the appellants in MACMA No.1597 of 2024 and Sri Venuganti Ramchander Rao, learned counsel for the respondents in all these appeals.
3. The parties herein are referred to as they are arrayed in MVOP Nos.296 of 2018, 297 of 2018 and 34 of 2018 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Additional District Judge, Karimnagar and I Additional District Judge, Karimnagar respectively.
4. The facts leading to filing of the above MVOPs are that on 16.09.2016, Bolli Raju, the deceased in MVOP No.296 of 2018, Manchamalla Raghu, the deceased in MVOP No.297 of 2018 and Pilli Santhosh, the deceased in MVOP No.34 of 2018, along with their friend, K.Srikanth, went to Saidapur Village from Bommanapalli Village for cooling the new Tractor Mahind
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