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.1586 of 2019 DATE: 28.04.2026 Between:

Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited, Rep. by its Authorized Signatory, Registered Office, A Wing, 201-208, Crystal Plaza, Opp: Infinity Mail, Link Road, Andheri (West)

Mumbai-400058.

…..Appellant AND Smt. Dharavath Neela and four others.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the appellant-Insurance Company challenging the order and decree dated 01.12.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.1171 of 2012 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal- cum-I Additional District Judge, at Khammam (for short, “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.13,55,200/- for the death of one Dharavath Babu Rao (hereinafter referred as “the deceased”) in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 17.09.2011, the deceased along with his villager, Bhukya Bheema were proceeding on motorcycle bearing No.AP-20-P-8285 from their village towards Khammam and when they reached near mango garden of Sudhakar near Harya Thanda at about 10.00 hours, at that time the driver of Mahindra Bolero SLX vehicle bearing Temp