THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

The appellant/claimant filed the present appeal against the Award and decree passed by the Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – Cum – Spl.Judge for trial of cases under SCs/STs (POA) Act – Cum – V Additional District and Sessions Judge, at Adilabad. (hereinafter referred to ‘learned Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.295 of 2017, dated 05.10.2018, wherein claimant/ petitioner had filed the claim petition seeking compensation of Rs.15,10,000/- for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident that took place on 12.02.2016.

2. The brief facts of the case are that appellant/claimant filed M.V.O.P.No.295 of 2017 under Section 166(1)(a) of the M.V.Act, 1988 seeking compensation for the injuries received in a motor vehicle accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent manner by the Eicher Van. It is contended that on 12.02.2016, the petitioner was proceeding towards Khanapur from Nirmal town on a motorcycle bearing No.TS-16-EE-9828 and when he reached near Voddepally Village, the driver of Eicher Van bearing No.AP-02-W-8779 came in a rash and negligent manner with high speed and dashed the petitioner’s motorcycl