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 XIV Addl.Chief Judge(FTC), City Civil Court, Hyderabad (hereinafter referred to ‘learned Tribunal’) in O.P.No.2344 of 2012, dated 11.09.2019, wherein the Tribunal has granted compensation of Rs.19,00,457/- 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 claimants filed M.V.O.P.No.2344 of 2012 under Section 166(A) of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 seeking compensation for the death of the B.Dasarath Reddy (hereinafter referred as ‘deceased’) who died in the accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the crime vehicle i.e., Sawaraj Mazda

4. On 08.04.2012, the deceased was returning on his Koukuntla on his motorcycle bearing No.AP-28-AP-698 from Chevella and when he reached Chintterupally gate, the driver of offending vehicle Sawraj Mazda bearing No.AP-29-V-0065, drove in rash and negligent manner das