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.1666 of 2019 DATE: 05.05.2026 Between:

Goppannagari Rukum Bai and another.

….. Appellants AND The Depot Manager, A.P.S.R.T.C., (presently TSRTC), Medak Depot and another.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed by the appellants/claimants challenging the award and decree dated 27.08.2015 passed in M.V.O.P.No.204 of 2014 by the Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal-cum- Judge, Family Court-cum- VII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Medak at Sangareddy (for short, “the Tribunal”), whereby the Tribunal granted compensation of Rs.7,45,000/- with interest at 7.5% per annum from the date of petition till the date of depositing the amount as against the claim of Rs.10,00,000/- for the death of one Mohan Reddy (hereinafter referred as “the deceased”) in a motor vehicle accident.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 26.10.2012, the deceased proceeded to Medak to attend his personal work and at about 03.00 P.M., he was coming back in an auto bearing No.AP-23-TV-6149 which was proceeding towards Haveli Ghanapur village from Medak Town and when the auto reach