IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

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

MACMA No.498 of 2019

DATE: 10.12.2025

Between:

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co. Ltd.,

Represented by its Divisional Manager, Divisional Office, 6-3-346/1, 2nd Floor,

Above Scotia Bank, Opp. Jalagam Vengal Rao Park,

Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

…..Appellant

AND

Rothu @ Authkar @ Bavune Kalpana and three others

….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,

is filed by the appellant/Insurance Company, challenging the Judgment and Decree dated 17-12-2018 passed in O.P.No.92 of 2018 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-Cum-III Additional District Judge, Asifabad (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.3,75,000/- together with interest @ 9% per annum to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein/claimants, payable by the respondent No.3/driver, respondent No.4/owner and the appellant/Insurance Company jointly and

severally for the death of the minor boy namely B. Harsha Vardhan (‘the deceased’) in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 18-11-2017 at about 4.00 p.m., the dec