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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA

WRIT PETITION No.1821 of 2026

23.03.2026

Between:

Bookya Ramulu and another …Petitioners

AND The Union of India,

Represented by its Principal Secretary, Finance Department, New Delhi and 3 others

…Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed challenging the action of

respondent No.4 in not receiving the petitioners’ request and in not releasing the compensation amount awarded in MACMA No.549 of 2019, dated 04.01.2024. Consequently, the petitioners seek a direction to respondent No.4 to receive their application and release the compensation amount along with

interest accrued till date.

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2. Heard Sri Dunna Ambedkar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Angothu Nehru, learned Standing Counsel for the Central Government appearing for respondent No.1 and Sri A.Ramakrishna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for the Insurance Company appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4.

Perused the record.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners’ son died in a road accident in the year 2015 when an auto bearing No.AP-15-TA-6776 overturned near Kancharla Cross Roads due to high speed. The deceased was aged about 19 years and was studying second-year CMA in a polytechnic college. Initially, MVOP No.96 of 2015 was dismissed on the ground of non-impleadment of the driver of the auto. However, on appeal in MACMA No.549 of 2019, this Court set aside the said dismissal and awarded compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- with interest at 7% per annum, holding the respondents jointly and severally liable. It is further submitted that respondent No.4 has not released the said amount on the ground that this Court did not specify the individual shares of the claimants. Though the petitioners mutually agreed for apportionment in

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the ratio of 60:40 and approached respondent No.4, their request was not accepted and the compensation amount has

not been released. Hence, the present Writ Petition.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for the Insurance Company appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4 submits that the awarded amount has already been deposited before the Court of the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Karimnagar, in MVOP No.96 of 2015 on 01.03.2025. Therefore, it is submitted that the petitioners are at liberty to file an appropriate application before the said Court

for withdrawal of the said amount.

5. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel on either side and in view of the material on record, this Court finds that the compensation amount has already been deposited before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karimnagar. Therefore, no further relief can be granted in this

Writ Petition.

6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the Tribunal for

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apportionment and withdrawal of the compensation amount, in

accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand

closed.

____________________________ NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA, J

Date: 23.03.2026 dgr