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.1503 of 2019 DATE: 21.04.2026 Between:

National Insurance Company Limited, Rep. by it's Divisional Manager, Janpath, New Delhi, rep. by the Branch Manager, Laxmi Raj Complex Jawaher Road, Nizamabad.

…..Appellant AND Vedla Gandhar and two others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is preferred by the appellant–Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, challenging the judgment and decree dated 22.12.2015 passed in M.V.O.P. No.394 of 2014 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Nizamabad, whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.8,92,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum in favour of the claimants for the death of Vadla Jagan (hereinafter referred to as “the deceased”) in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 09.12.2008, the deceased, along with his friend, was proceeding from Ansanpally to Nizamabad as a pillion rider on a Hero Honda motorcycle bearing No.AP-25-R- 0177 and when they reached near Dichpally Bus Stand, due to the rash and negligent driving of the rider, the deceased fell down,