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.539 of 2019 DATE: 03.02.2026 Between:

M/s. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Represented by its RM, TP Hub, Office of 2nd Floor, Tilak Road, Abids, Hyderabad, 500001.

…..Appellant AND Mamilla Jangamma and eight 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 27.03.2018 passed by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-XII Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Court, Secunderabad (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) in O.P.No.314 of 2015, whereby compensation of Rs.10,40,405/- with interest at 9% per annum was awarded to the claimants i.e., respondent Nos.1 to 6 herein, for the death of Ilaiah @ Ilaiah Yadav (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in a road accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 23.03.2015 at about 7.00 p.m., when the deceased was proceeding on his motorcycle bearing No.AP 29CC 8169 from Nagaram Village towards Ghatkesar, the driver of a DCM vehicle bearing No.AP 37Y 8787, drove the vehicle in a rash