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 Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – Cum - I Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Secunderabad (hereinafter referred to ‘learned Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.55 of 2016, dated 09.09.2019, wherein the Tribunal has granted compensation of Rs.15,49,200/- 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.55 of 2016 under Section 166(A) of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 seeking compensation for the death of the Devi Venkaiah (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., Auto Bearing No.AP-15-TV-1796. On 10.09.2015, the deceased was returning to Mulkalla Village from Gudipet by walk and reached opposite to Vyshnavi Petrol Hub at Gudipet Town, Adilabad District, a vehicle bearing No.AP-15-TV-1796 came in a ra