IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY M.A.C.M.A. No.313of 2019 DATE: 28.01.2026 Between:

Sri T. Maruthi …..Appellant/Claimant AND Sri Shatagopam Venkat Dineshand another.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filedby the appellant/claimantunder Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the award dated 18.01.2019 passed in O.P.No.222 of 2017 by theChairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, at Mahabubnagar (hereinafter referred as “The Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded total compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- with interest @ 9% per annum in favour of appellant-claimant for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The facts of the case in brief are that on 11.01.2017 at about 08.30 P.M., the appellant was proceeding on foot on a road from Raichur to Devarakadra after purchasing the vegetables at Banderpally village and while he was waiting on the cross roads in order to go to his house, one TATA Indica car bearing No.AP-22-BF- 1619 (hereinafter referred as “crime vehicle”) , being driven by the respondent No.1 in a rash and negligent manner and at high speed, f