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.3581 of 2008 DATED: 02.04.2026 Between:

Syed Muqthar …. Appellant AND Yousuf Ali and another …. Respondents ::JUDGMENT::

The present appeal calls in question the correctness of the award dated 03.04.2008 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal- cum-II Additional District Sessions Judge (F.T.C.), Nizambad District, in O.P. No.1145 of 2004, whereby the claim petition filed by the claimant came to be partly allowed.

2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall hereinafter be referred to as they were arrayed before the Tribunal.

3. The brief facts necessary for the disposal of the present appeal are that the claim petition was filed by the claimant under Section 166 (1) (a) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 read with Rue 455 of A.P. Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, seeking compensation of Rs.2,00,000/- from respondent Nos.1 and 2, who are the insured and insurer respectively of the offending vehicle i.e., Auto bearing registration No. AP – 25 – U – 2623, for the injuries sustained by him in a road traffic accident that occurred on 08.03.2003.

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