THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO M.A.C.M.A.No.551 of 2022

JUDGMENT:

The present appeal is filed by the appellant-Insurance Company, challenging the order and decree dated 01.04.2022 in M.V.O.P.No.277 of 2017, passed by the learned Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-II-Additional District Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B.Nagar (for short ‘the Tribunal’).

2. Heard Ms.I.Mammu Vani, learned counsel for appellant/Insurance Company. None appears for the respondents/claimants.

3. The brief facts of the case are that on 21.02.2017, at about 4.30 A.M, the deceased-Kallem Krishna Reddy was proceeding on his motorcycle bearing No.TS-08-EM-2255 and when he reached near Shanthi Nikethan School at Munoganoor Village, respondent No.8 who is the driver of lorry bearing No.AP-24-Y-4158 (hereinafter referred to as “Crime Vehicle”) negligently and without due caution, applied brakes suddenly, due to which the deceased-Kallem Krishna Reddy, who was following the Crime Vehicle at a reasonable distance, could not control his motorcycle, resulting in a collision with the Crime Vehicle and sustained grievous head injury which led to his immediate death on the spot. Thereupon