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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO
G. Kalpana – Appellant
Versus
M.Venkatesh Goud – Respondent
UDGMENT :
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 ‘MV Act’) assailing the award passed by the Motor Vehicles Accident Claims Tribunal – cum – XIV Additional Chief Judge [Fast Track Court], Hyderabad (for short ‘the Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.2733 of 2011 dated 16.05.2014.
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 wife, appellant Nos.2 to 4 – petitioner Nos.2 to 4 are the son and daughters of the deceased G.Padma Rao.
5.1 Appellants – petitioners have filed claim petition under Section 166 of the MV Act read with Rule 455 of APMV Rules, 1989 claiming compensation of Rs.15,00,000/- with interest at the rate of 18% per annum from the date of accident till the date of realization against respondents Nos.1 and 2 jointly and severally.
5.2 It is stated in the petition that on 28.07.2011 while G.Padma Rao and his wife G.Kalpana were returning to their
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