THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

The appellants/claimants/petitioners filed the present appeal under Section 173 of M.V.Act against the Award and decree passed by the II Additional Chief Judge-Cum-Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.229 of 2014, dated 21.01.2020, seeking compensation of Rs. 24,00,000/- on account of the death of A.Jyothi (mother of petitioners), (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in an accident that occurred on 26.05.2012.

2. For convenience, the parties will be hereinafter referred to as they are arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case are that appellants/claimants earlier filed M.V.O.P.No.229 of 2014 under Section 166 of the M.V.Act, 1988 seeking compensation for the death of the deceased, who died in the accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent manner of the driver of the car. It is contended that on 26.05.2012, at about 11:00 PM the deceased was going slowly on her husband’s motor cycle bearing No.AP-28-R-2831 from Dammaiguda to Champapet along with her children (petitioners) as pillion rider and when they reache