THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA M.A.C.M.A.NO.303 OF 2020

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, by the appellants-claimants being aggrieved by the Award and decree, dated 26.11.2018, in M.V.O.P.No.477 of 2016 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Principal District Judge) at Nizamabad (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), wherein the claimants were awarded an amount of Rs.15,42,000/- as compensation with interest @7.5% per annum.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 28.06.2016 Bodire Prashanth (hereinafter referred to as ‘the deceased’) was travelling as a pillion rider on a motorcycle bearing No.AP-16-CN-9678 along with one Prakash, who was riding the said motorcycle and when they reached near Sainath Society on the outskirts of Quthbullapur, at about 2:00 PM the driver of the truck lorry bearing No.AP-24-W-4083 parked the vehicle in the middle of the road at turning point negligently without putting any signals, indicators etc., due to which rider of the motorcycle came in contact with the said truck, as a result of which the deceased along with the rider of the motorcycle fell down from vehicle and received injuries