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.2758 of 2019 DATE: 06.05.2026 Between:

Cholamandalam M.S. General Insurance Co. Ltd., Dharma Reddy Colony, above Canara bank, KPHB, Kukatpally, Hyderabad.

…..Appellant AND Mahejabeen and five others.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the appellant/Insurance Company challenging the award and decree dated 22.11.2018 passed in M.V.O.P.No.314 of 2017 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- V Additional District Judge, Medak at Sangareddy (for short “the Tribunal”), wherein the Tribunal granted a total compensation of Rs.21,00,000/- with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of realization as against the claim of Rs.12,00,000/- for the death of one Mohd. Zakeer (hereinafter referred as “the deceased”) in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the deceased was working as driver of lorry bearing No.AP-25-W-5859. On 10.03.2017, the deceased started at 11.00 P.M., from Narsingi village after loading the rice in his lorry and when the lorry reached near Raikal Toll Plaza, one lorry bearing No.KA-01-AA-1548 (herein