IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA AND THE HON’BLE JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR MACMA Nos.1612 and 1617 of 2018 Date: 11-12-2025 Between :

T.Sampath Kumar …. Appellant And

1. P.Kurma Rao and another .… Respondents.

COMMON JUDGMENT: (per Hon’ble Justice Gadi Praveen Kumar

1. Heard Sri K.Hari Mohan Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant in MACMA No.1612 of 2018 and respondent No.1 in MACMA No.1617 of 2018 and Sri A.Rama Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.2 in MACMA No.1612 of 2018 and appellant in MACMA No.1617 of 2018.

2. Since both the appeals arise out of the same award, they are being disposed of by this common order.

3. The parties herein are referred to as they are arrayed in the MVOP.

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4. The brief facts leading to filing of the MVOP No.1685 of 2012 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-XXV Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) are that on 19.05.2010 the petitioner was travelling in a car bearing No.AP 28 CB 7479 from Orissa to Hyderabad and when the said car reached near Ampolu junction, Srikakulam District, at about 6.00 AM, one lorry bearing No.