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.1937 of 2019 DATE: 21.01.2026 Between:

M/s. Tata AIG General Insurance Co. Ltd., Rep. by its General Manager, Hyderabad.

... Appellant AND Moravoina Chandra Sekhar and three others.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

The appellant-insurance company has filed this appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the judgment and decree dated 15.03.2019 passed by the XXVII Additional Chief Judge-cum-Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, City Civil Court, Secunderabad (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) in M.V.O.P. No.7 of 2018, whereby compensation of Rs.6,55,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum was awarded to the claimants i.e., respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein, for the death of Ms.M.Sirisha (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 02.07.2017, at about 07:15 hours, while the deceased along with her family members was proceeding on a Hero Honda bearing No.TS 15 EL 7349 as a pillion rider from Ramchandrapuram towards Balkampet via Kukatpally, a lorry bearing No.AP 09 W 7438 bein