THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is filed by the appellant-Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the Award and decree passed by the court of the Additional Motor Accident claims Tribunal – cum – VI Additional District & Sessions Judge, Adilabad (hereinafter referred to ‘learned Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.309 of 2017, dated 07.08.2019, wherein the Tribunal has granted compensation of Rs.15,49,700/- to the respondents/claimants herein.

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

3. The brief facts of the case are that claimant filed M.V.O.P.No.309 of 2017 under Section 166(1)(a) of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 seeking compensation for the injuries sustained by the claimant. On 20.04.2017, the claimant along with others were proceeding in TATA Ace by loading goats from nearby villages of Chennur village and when reached opposite to STPP, Jaipur all of sudden the driver of Eicher Van bearing No.AP-01-W-6265 drove in rash and negligent manner with high passed and dashed to the Tata Ace due to which the petitioner and other sustained injuries.