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.206 of 2019

DATE: 04.12.2025

Between:

The National Insurance Company Limited,

Rep. by its Branch Manager.

…..Appellant

AND

Arkuti Mohan and two others

….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

The appellant-insurance company preferred this appeal, under

Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) challenging the order and decree dated 15.04.2015 passed by the Chairman, Motor Vehicles Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-VI Additional District Judge, Godavarikhani (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) in O.P.No.168 of 2012 whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.4,00,000/- together with interest @ 7.5% per annum in favour of the claimants i.e., respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein, being the parents of the deceased-Late Arkuti Kumara

Swamy, who died in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 08.07.2010, the deceased, aged about 25 years, along with his friend A.Kathaiah went to Peddapally on Hero Honda Passion Plus motorcycle bearing No.AP- 15-AJ-7957 and while returning, an unknown vehicle allegedly dashed against the motorcycle from op