THE HON’BLE JUSTICE B.R.MADHUSUDHAN RAO

JUDGMENT:

1. This Appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘the M.V.Act’) by Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (for short ‘APSRTC’) arises out of an award passed by the Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal –Cum- Judge, Family Court –Cum- III Additional District Judge, Karimnagar (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in MVOP.No.228 of 2018, dated 22.12.2021.

2. Respondent Nos.1 to 5-petitioner Nos.1 to 5 filed petition under Section 166 (1)(c) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 claiming compensation of Rs.18,00,000/- for the death of Sajid Hussain @ Sayeed Hussain from the respondent Nos.1 and 2 jointly and severally in a road traffic accident which occurred on 14.09.2016.

3. On 14.09.2016, Sajid Hussain @ Sayeed Hussain along with his wife and children and her sister-in-law Rukshana started from Karimnagar and went to Hyderabad to visit the house of his elder sister-in-law by name Rehana Begum. After getting down at MGBS, Sajid Hussain went to attend nature call and while he was returning back to the platform at about 2330 hours, one APSRTC Super Luxury Bus bearing No.AP-26-Z-0132 of Nellore-I Deport being dri