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.510 of 2019 DATE: 22.01.2026 Between: Syed Iqbal …..Appellants AND Punnam Thirupathi and four others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is filed by the appellant-claimant, aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 26.12.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.155 of 2018 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-II Additional District Judge (FTC), Mancherial (for short, “the Tribunal”), whereby compensation of Rs.39,000/- was awarded for the injuries sustained by him in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 14.10.2014 at about 5:00 p.m., while the appellant-claimant was travelling in an auto rickshaw from Bellampalli to Godavarikhani, when the auto reached Bellampalli X-road, Mancherial, a Bolero Jeep bearing No. AP-15-V-

8622, driven in a rash and negligent manner, suddenly turned and dashed against the auto rickshaw. As a result, the appellant-claimant sustained grievous injuries. Immediately after the accident, the appellant-claimant was shifted to Government Hospital, Mancherial, and there