This appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’,

for short) has been filed by the appellants-petitioners

being aggrieved by the judgment and award dated

23.12.2019 passed in MVC No. 62/2018 by the Senior

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Civil Judge & JMFC and MACT Aurad-B, (hereinafter

referred to as ‘the Tribunal’, for short).

2.

For the sake of convenience, parties are

referred to as per their ranking before the Claims

Tribunal. Appellants are petitioners, respondents are

respondents before the Tribunal.

3.

Facts giving rise to the filing of the appeal

briefly stated are that on 13.08.2017 at 7.30 p.m., at

Amareshwara

Kanya

Secondary

School

on

Narayanpur-Bidar road, within the limits of Aurad

P.S., the driver of the vehicle bearing registration

No.KA-38/T-2145 drove his vehicle in a rash and

negligent manner so as to endanger human life and

personal safety of others, while driving so, he dashed

his vehicle to incoming vehicle bearing registration

No.AP-29/AL-0330 being ridden by one Sachin S/o:

Ramasevak Das, who sustained fatal injuries and died

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on

spot.

The

Petitioners

being

legal

representatives of deceased Sachin filed a claim

petition under Section 166