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.440 of 2019 DATE: 18.02.2026 Between:

Sri Telu Yellaiah and another.

…..Appellants AND Sri Telu Radhakrishna and four others.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the appellants-claimants, under Section

173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, “the Act”), being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dated 04.12.2018 passed in O.P.No.205 of 2012 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-VIII Additional District Judge at Nizamabad (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.5,72,412/- in their favour with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization for the death of Late Telu Sudhakar (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”).

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 01.12.2011, the deceased was proceeding to Gollapally from Madhava Nagar on his motorcycle bearing No.AP-25-AE-4427 and when he reached near Anjaiah Chicken Centre, Dharamaram Village, the driver of a Bajaj Chetak Scooter bearing No.AP-25-G-3189 came from opposite direction crossing to the wrong side at