THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

The petitioners/ claimants filed the present appeal under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the Award and decree passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal –cum - Principal District Judge, Nizamabad (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.322 of 2018, dated 09.01.2020, seeking compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- on account of the death of Yelgetwar Sunil (son of petitioner Nos.1 and 2 (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in the accident occurred on 27.05.2018.

2. For convenience, the parties will be hereinafter referred to as they are arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts of the case are that petitioners/claimants earlier filed M.V.O.P.No.322 of 2018 under Section 166 of the M.V.Act, 1988, seeking compensation for the death of the deceased, who died in the accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent manner of the driver of the tractor.

4. It is contended that on 27.05.2018, at about 7:00 PM the deceased was proceeding on his motorcycle bearing No.AP 25 Q 5047 from Bichkunda to Pedda Devada village along with the pillion rider Hanmandlu, when they reached near Bichkunda