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.220 of 2019 DATE:29.01.2026 Between:

Smt. L. Sunitha and two others.

…..Appellants AND Smt. Venkateswaramma Laxmipet and another.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal, filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “M.V.Act”), is filed by the appellants–claimants challenging the judgment and decree dated 10.08.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.1753 of 2013by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal- cum-Chief Judge, City Civil Courts, Hyderabad (for short “the Tribunal”), wherein the Tribunal dismissed the claim petition filed under Section 163-A of the M.V. Act, seeking compensation of Rs.20,00,000 for the death of one L. Narsingh Rao (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in a motor vehicle accident

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 07.03.2013, at about 02:00 P.M., the deceased was proceeding as a pillion rider on a motorbike bearing No. AP-23-S-7286 from Shaikpet, Dharga towards R.C. Puram and when they reached near the Alind bus stop, the rider of the said bike, one Venkatesh, drove the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner at high speed, lost control