THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

This M.A.C.M.A. is filed by the petitioners/claimants under Section

173 of M.V.Act against the Award and decree passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-I Addl.District Judge, Nalgonda (hereinafter referred to as ‘learned Tribunal’) in O.P.No.156 of 2011, dated 21.06.2013, seeking compensation of Rs. 13,00,000/- on account of the death of Bodanapally Swamy Nath Reddy @ Sai Nath Reddy (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in an accident that occurred on 04.12.2010.

2. The brief facts of the case are that appellants/claimants filed O.P.No.156 of 2011 under Section 166 of the M.V.Act, 1988 & Rule 455 of M.V.Rules, 1989 r/w Sec.140 of seeking compensation for the death of the deceased, who died in the accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent manner by the Tipper bearing registration No.AP-23-U-4455. It is contended that on 04.12.2010, the deceased was riding Pulsar Motorcycle bearing No.AP-31-AP-2713 and when the deceased reached Quthubullapur, the driver of the Tipper bearing No.AP-23-U-4455 came at a high speed and in a rash and negligent manner and dash the deceased’s motorcycle, due to