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.215 of 2019 DATE: 22.04.2026 Between:

J. Laxman and another …..Appellants AND Sayad Azagarm and another ….Respondents

JUDGMENT:

This appeal is preferred by the appellants–claimants challenging the Award dated 13.04.2018 passed in M.V.O.P. No.439 of 2014 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- District Judge, Adilabad, insofar as it relates to the quantum of compensation awarded and the fastening of liability solely on the owner of the offending vehicle, for the death of the deceased J. Vinod in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 25.05.2014, while the deceased, aged about 19–20 years, was travelling in a van bearing No.AP-01-X-8807, the driver of the said vehicle drove it in a rash and negligent manner and lost control, resulting in the vehicle falling into a ditch, causing the death of the deceased on the spot. The appellants–claimants, being the parents of the deceased, filed the claim petition seeking compensation of Rs.5,00,000/-. The Tribunal, upon appreciation of the oral and documentary evidence, held that the accident