HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY M.A.C.M.A.No.164 of 2019

JUDGMENT:

This appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is filed by the appellant-Insurance Company, challenging the order and decree dated 08.08.2018 passed in O.P.No.1058 of 2011 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Special Judge for Trial of Case under SC/STs (POA) Act, 1989-cum-Additional District Judge, Nalgonda (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.13,00,000/- together with interest at 7% per annum to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein/claimants for the death of one Pasumathi Veera Venkata Shaym Babu (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”), aged about

29 years, in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 04.11.2010, the deceased along with his friend-Mallela Appa Rao, were proceeding on a motorcycle bearing No.AP 24 AB 8502 from Choutuppal to Mandollagudem and when they reached the outskirts of Lingareddygudem Village at about 5:00 pm, one RTC hired bus bearing No.AP-24-W-8298 being driven by its driver at high speed and in a rash and negligent manner, dashed the motorcycle of the deceased. As a res