THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE TIRUMALA DEVI EADA

COMMON JUDGMENT:

Both these appeals arise out of the Order and Decree dated

15.09.2020 in M.V.O.P.No.1077 of 2014 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-XXVI Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad (for short “the Tribunal”).

2. For convenience and clarity, the parties herein are referred to as they were arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The case of the petitioners before the Tribunal was that on 25.12.2013 the deceased-S. Poornachander Chary was going along with his friends in a Car bearing No.AP-25-L-0003 from Thurkapally Village towards Uppal, and when his car reached near Maruthi Rama Industry, Bhongir Town Sivar, at the same time, the driver of one DCM Vehicle bearing No.AP-12-V-5190 has driven in a rash and negligent manner at a high speed, lost control over the said van and came in a wrong side and dashed the car in the opposite direction. As a result, three persons died on the spot, while the deceased and another person sustained grievous injuries. Immediately, the deceased was shifted to Government Area Hospital, Bhongir and from there he was shifted to Kamineni Hospital, L.B Nagar and the deceased succu