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.552 of 2019 DATE: 02.12.2025 Between:

The United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Through its Branch Manager, New Bus Stand Main Road, Sanga Reddy.

…..Appellant AND M. Vijaya Durga and two others.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is preferred by the appellant–insurance company assailing the order and decree dated 31.08.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.23 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal–cum–Principal District Judge, Medak at Sangareddy, whereby the Tribunal awarded total compensation of Rs.9,09,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum in favour of the respondents–claimants for the death of the deceased-Smt.M.Venkata Laxmi.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 02.11.2015 at about 11.00 a.m., the deceased was travelling as a pillion rider on the motorcycle bearing No.AP-23-AJ-0754 driven by one M. Laxmaiah from Jogipet towards Madananda Ashram at Thoguta. When the motorcycle reached within the limits of Korvipally village, the rider drove the motorcycle in a rash and negligent manner and applied sudden brake