IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY

M.A.C.M.A.No.331 of 2019

DATE: 07.01.2026

Between:

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd.

…..Appellant

AND

Ch. Srilatha and another

….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

The appellant-insurance company has filed this appeal, under

Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment and decree dated 14.08.2018 passedin M.V.O.P.No.152 of 2012 by the Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal- cum-I Additional District Judge, Karimnagar (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- with interest @ 7.5% per annum in favour of the respondent No.1 herein/claimant, for the injuries sustained by her in

a road accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 05.11.2011 at about 5:00 P.M., the claimant, along with her husband and a relative, was standing by the roadside in Vavilalapalli locality, Karimnagar. A Maruti Zen car bearing No.AP-01-M-6789, driven in a rash and negligent manner, struck the claimant and her husband, injuring them. The vehicle thereafter hit three parked motorcycles and a tree. The claimant was admitted in Spr