IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY MACMA No.408 of 2019 DATE: 12.12.2025 Between:

Cholamandalam General Insurance Co.Ltd., Rep. by its Branch Manager, Vijayawada, M.G. Road, Beside Kotak Mahindra Bank, Vijayawada-520010.

…..Appellant AND Talluri Yashoda and three others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “the Act”), is filed by the appellant/Insurance Company, challenging the Judgment and Decree dated 09.11.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.223 of 2017 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-Cum-District Judge at Khammam (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.9,77,200/- together with interest @ 7.5% per annum to respondent Nos.1 to 3 herein/claimants, payable by respondent No.4/owner and the appellant/Insurance Company jointly and severally for the death of the deceased-T. Ramulu in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 02.09.2014 at about 10.45 PM, when the deceased, was walking on the by-pass road near District Media Office, Khammam, a lorry bearing No.AP-16-TX-3767 alleged