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.274 of 2019 DATE: 08.12.2025 Between:

Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., Represented by its Manager, T.P. Claims Hub, 3rd Floor, Snehalatha Complex, Green Lands, Begumpet, Hyderabad …..Appellant AND NomulaLaxmi and five others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is filed by the appellant-insurance company, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “the Act’), aggrieved by the order and decree dated 17.08.2018 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-XIII Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court at Hyderabad (for short, “the Tribunal”) in M.V.O.P.No.2053 of 2013, whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.13,39,450/- with interestat 6% per annum in favour of the claimants i.e., respondents Nos.1 to 5 herein.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 14.04.2013 at about 19:30 hours, a collision occurred involving a Hero Honda Passion Plus bearing No. AP 28 AK 7963 being driven by the deceased and the Honda Activa No. AP-29 H 1066 (the crime vehicle) allegedly driven by one J. Sridhar Reddy, owned by respondent No.1 and insured with respo