THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NARSING RAO NANDIKONDA

JUDGMENT:

This M.A.C.M.A. is filed by the appellants/claimants/petitioners under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act against the Award and decree passed by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (District Judge), Nizambad, (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) in O.P.No.323 of 2013, dated 27.08.2015, seeking compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- on account of the death of Sugandam Narsaiah (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”)

in an accident.

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

3. The facts of the case in a nutshell are that the petitioners/claimants herein filed O.P.No.323 of 2013 under Section 166 (1) (c) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation for the death of the deceased, who died in the accident alleged to have caused due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the Innova Car. It is contended that on 30.04.2013 at about 2:45 p.m., the deceased was proceeding on the motorcycle bearing No.AP-25-AL-9943 from Pangra Borgam Village to Nizambad on the left side of the road and when he reached near Sonalika Tractor showroom near Boregaon brid