IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD * * * *

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR M.A.C.M.A.Nos.1555 and 1556 of 2015 DATE:24.04.2026 MACMA No.1555 of 2015 Between The United India Insurance Company Limited, Rep. by its Divisional Manager, Nizamabad.

…Appellant/respondent No.2 AND Made Swamidas and 6 others …Respondents/petitioner COMMON JUDGMENT:

1.

Since these two appeals – one by the Insurance Company and the other by the Claimants, arise out of O.P.No.249 of 2006, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

2.

Heard Sri C.Narender Reddy, learned counsel for the Insurance Company and Sri C.Mohan Prakash, learned counsel appearing for the respondents/claimants and perused the record.

3.

These two appeals, viz., M.A.C.M.A. No.1555 of 2015 filed by the Insurance Company and M.A.C.M.A.No.1556 of 2015 filed by the claimants, arise out of the order dated 10.12.2008 passed in O.P.No.249 of 2006 by the learned Chairman, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum-District Judge, Nizamabad, (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), whereby the claim petition was partly allowed awarding a sum of Rs.8,12,500/- together with interest @9% per annum.

4.

The accident and the death of the