HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY M.A.C.M.A.NO.1510 OF 2024

JUDGMENT

Heard Sri A.Ramakrishna Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant-Insurance Company and Sri. B.Balaji, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2-claim petitioners.

2. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant-Insurance Company aggrieved by the impugned award, dated 31.07.2024 in M.V.O.P.No.58 of 2023 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge at Mahabubabad (for short, ‘Tribunal’) and thereby, seeking to set aside the impugned order.

3. Appellant herein is the respondent No.2/insurance company, respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein are the claim petitioners 1 and 2, respondent No.3 herein is the respondent No.1, who is the driver- cum-owner of the crime vehicle, before the Tribunal. For convenience, hereinafter, the parties are referred to as they are arrayed before the Tribunal.

4. The brief factual matrix of the present appeal is as under:

4.1. On 10.04.2023 at about 01.00 p.m., while the deceased– Vasam Varshith, aged 11 years, was returning to hostel along with his friend on a cycle and when they reached near house of Kunuja Venkanna on CC Road, a Tractor bearin