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.578of 2019 DATE: 23.12.2025 Between:

United India Insurance Company Limited.

….. Appellant AND Sri A. Srinivas and one another.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is filed by the appellant-Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment and decree dated 23.08.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.569 of 2015 by the Chairman,Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Additional District Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.1,49,000/- together with interest @ 7.5% per annum to be payable by the driver-cum-owner of the crime vehicle and the appellant-Insurance Company jointly and severally, for the injuries sustained by the respondent No.1 herein/

claimant in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 17.08.2014 at about 01.30 P.M., the injured and his brother were proceeding from Hyderabad to Kongara Kalan Village on Bajaj Stunner motorcycle bearing No.AP-25-DB-6297 and when they reached near Bus Stand of Kongarakalan Village,