JUDGMENT:

Aggrieved by the order dated 09.10.2017 (hereinafter will be referred as ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Motor Vehicles Accidents Claims Tribunal – cum - XII Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Courts, Secunderabad (hereinafter will be referred as ‘Tribunal’) in O.P.No.1874 of 2014, the Insurance Company/respondent No.3 has filed the present Appeal to set aside the impugned order.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter are referred as they were arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case as can be seen from the record are that the petitioner filed claim petition claiming compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- against the respondent Nos.1 to 3 for the death of her son by name “Bala Prasanna” (hereinafter will be referred as ‘deceased’). The reason assigned by the petitioner for the death of the deceased is that on 28.10.2015 at about 5.45 PM while the son of the petitioner was proceeding on his motorcycle from Secunderabad towards Athwelly, respondent No.1 i.e., the driver of DCM Van bearing No. AP 28 TD 1289 (hereinafter will be referred as ‘crime vehicle’) drove the said vehicle at high speed in rash and negligent manner and dashed against th