THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

JUDGMENT:

1. Aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Judge, Family Court-cum- VI Additional District Judge, Khammam (hereinafter referred as ‘Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.750 of 2013 dated 11.12.2018, the 5th respondent/Insurance Company in the said O.P. preferred the present Appeal seeking to set-aside the order of the learned Tribunal.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter be referred as they were arrayed before the learned Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case are that the claim petitioners, who are the wife and children of Late Pabbaraju Hanumantha Rao (hereinafter referred as ‘the deceased’) filed a petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 claiming compensation of Rs.18,00,000/- against the respondents on account of the death of the deceased in a road accident that took place on 01.01.2013 due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of APSRTC hired Bus bearing No.AP-20/Y-6669. It is stated by the petitioners that the deceased used to work as a Conductor in A.P.S.R.T.C., Madhira Depot and on 01.01.2013, the deceased was on duty and was proceeding from Madhira