THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

This M.A.C.M.A is filed under Section 173 of M.V.Act, by the appellant/petitioner No.2 against the Award and decree passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-V Additional District Judge, (FTC), Rangareddy District, L.B.Nagar (hereinafter referred to ‘learned Tribunal’) in O.P.No.707 of 2001, dated 14.03.2006, wherein claimants, who are the parents of the deceased Sd.Jahangir, filed the claim petition, under Section 166 of M.V.Act, seeking compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- along with interest for the loss of life of the deceased, who died in Motor Vehicle accident that occurred on 05.04.2001.

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 the appellants/petitioners filed a petition under Section 166 of the M.V.Act claiming Rs.1,00,000/- as compensation for the death of Sd.Jahangir, who is the son of the petitioners. Subsequently, the section of law was altered to Section 163-A of the M.V.Act alleging that on 05.04.2001 their son Sd.Jahangir, aged 14 years, who was doing vegetables business was going