THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA M.A.C.M.A.No.844 of 2023

JUDGMENT:

Heard, Sri G. Raj Kumar, learned standing counsel for the appellant/respondent No.2/Insurance company and Ms. Amrutha Sanjeeva, learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3/claimants.

Perused the entire record.

2. This is an appeal preferred by the appellant/Insurance company aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-I Addl. District Judge at Nizamabad (for short ‘the Tribunal’) in M.V.O.P.No.220 of 2021, dated 27.02.2023, wherein, an amount of Rs.26,21,480/- was awarded with interest at 8% per annum to claimant Nos.1 and 2 in a claim petition filed seeking compensation of Rs.25,00,000/-. The appellant/Insurance Company and respondent No.4/owner of the offending vehicle were directed to deposit the said compensation amount jointly and severally. Further, liberty is granted to the Insurance company to recover the same from owner of the offending vehicle through due process of law. The claim against claimant No.3 was rejected.

3. The brief facts of the case are that claimant Nos.1 and 2 are the parents and claimant No.3 is brother of the deceased. On 22.03.2021, the deceas