IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VAKITI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY M.A.C.M.A.No.883 of 2016 Date: 02.03.2026 Between:

Ravi Chandra Reddy …. Appellant AND Narsing Rao and two others …..Respondents

JUDGMENT:

Aggrieved by the award and decree dated 13.07.2009 (hereinafter shall be referred to as ‘the impugned order’) passed by the learned IV Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge –cum– XVII Additional Chief Judge, Hyderabad (hereinafter shall be referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) in O.P.No.1981 of 2006, the appellant/petitioner preferred the present Appeal.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties hereinafter are referred as per their status before the Tribunal.

I. BRIEF FACTS

3. The brief facts of the case as borne out from the record are as under:

a) The appellant/claimant, who was a B. Tech., student, filed a claim petition under Section 166/163-A of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and Rules 455 of A.P.M.V.Rule 1989 r/w. Amendment Act of 1994 claiming compensation of Rs.20,00,000/- against the Respondent Nos.1 and 2 for the injuries sustained by the petitioner in a road traffic accident. The reason assigned by the petitioner for the accident is that on