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.894 of 2019 DATE: 29.04.2026 Between:

The APSRTC, Musheerabad, Rep. by its Managing Director …..Appellant AND Gorakanti Laxmi and six others ….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the APSRTC (now TSRTC) challenging the judgment and decree dated 04.05.2011 passed in O.P.No.88 of 2008 by the Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal–cum– Principal District Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar (for short, “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.4,50,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till realization, fastening liability solely on the appellant–

Corporation.

2. The brief facts of the case are that respondent Nos.1 to 5/ claimants, who are the wife and children of the deceased Pochaiah, filed the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- for his death in a motor vehicle accident that occurred on 18.09.2007. It is their case that while the deceased was proceeding on the road, the bus bearing No.AP 29 T 0426, driven in a rash and negligent manner, dashed again