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IFTCO TOKIO General Insurance Co.Ltd., v. Vankudothu Kannayya alias Kannaiah

Court: High Court for State of Telangana

Bench: GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR

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Case summary

High Court for State of Telangana judgment dated 2025-12-22. IFTCO TOKIO General Insurance Co.Ltd., v. Vankudothu Kannayya alias Kannaiah. Read the judgment...

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD IVIONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE ll PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1498 OF 2023 Appeal filed u/sec. 1 73 tvlotor Vehicles Act against the order and decree in N/ V O P. No 495 of 20'10 daled 2710912022 on the file of the Court of the Chairman IVotor Accident Clarms Tribunal-Cum- | Addl District Judge, Warangal. Between: 1 IFTCO TOKIO General lnsurance Co. Ltd. ,, Branch Office. Opp SBH ( Hanamkonda Branch, First Floor. Sai Arcade. Near TMC, Adalat, I Hanamkonda, Warangal District, Rep. by lts Legal lr,4anagar, BRR Complex, I '1st 6-3-1107 and 6-3-1108 Floor, Above HSBC Bank, Raj Bhavan Road, Somajiguda- Hyderabad ... AppellanURespondent No. 3 AND 1 Vankudothu Kannayya alias Kannaiah, S/o. Chandru. Agee 35 years, Occ: Agriculture 2 Vankudothu Kavitha, Wo. Kannayya alias Kannaiah . Age 27 years, Occ.

House hold, Both are R/o. Thallakunta Thanda, H/o. D. C. Thanda Village, Wardhannapet IVlandal, Warangal District ... Respondents/Petitioners 3 Banothu Earya ,, S/o-Sunder. Age Major, Occ: Driver of Crime Vehicle, R/o. Enugallu Village, Parvathagiri Mandal. Warangal District. 4 Manda Ravi, S/o. Sanjeeva. Age Major, Occ: Owner of the crime vehicle, R/o. 1 1 . No. 23-2-597, lndira Nagar Colony, Near Government High School, New Shayampet, Hanamkonda, Warangal District. ... Respondents/Respondents lA NO: 3 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circ rnstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court nri, ce pleased to stay of all further proceedings of the execution of the Judgement ;r tl decree passed in lvVoP No 495 of 2022 (lVlVoP No. 411 ol ')' 2o1B otd) dated cgt2ozz, on the file of IMACT cum I Addrtional District Judge, warangal pending ,l ;cosal of the above appeal Counsel for the Appellants:Sri.

KONDADI AJAY KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No. 4:Sri. Ennamsetty Akhil The Court delivered the following: JUDGMENT IN TIIE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OFTELANGANA AT HYDERABAD. THE HON'BLE SRIJUSTTCE GADI PRAVEEN KTIMAR I M. A. C. M. A. No. t 198 of 2023 i i I I Date of Ord e r :22-12-2025 1 i Betrveen i IFITCO TOKIO General Insurance Co' Ltd' Appellant And Kannaiah l. Vankudothu KannaYYa @ Responderl[;. and three others. JU DGMENT: Sri Kondadi learned counsel representing Ilearcl Sri chandra Kanth, ['nnarnsetty Akhil' the appetlant and Sri Ajay Kumar. learned counsel tbr for respondent No'4, and perused the record' leanred counsel -fhe appellant Insurancc Cornpatrl' Appeal is by the 2. present filed dated 27'09'2022 passed by the learned being aggrieved by the Arvard 'lribunal-cum- I Additional l)istrict Claim Chairman. Motor Accidents of M'V'O P'No'495 2022 (for short 'the Tribunal') in Judge, Warangat compensation of of the claimants and awarding allowing the claim Its. 5. 00.

000/- u itli prurportionatc costs and interest t :rl" p. a. , QD from the date o1'lilinq o1'thc perrrion till tlre clate of realization. i. Ihc thcts lcading ro filc thc Op are that on Ir. 06. 1017 at about -liirupathi. 18. 00 hours. *hcrr the dcceascci \iankodothu agerl 6 years was playin,u ,earb1'culvcrt. o, the soil durnp situated on tlr( r. oad side. at that tinre rcsponclen( No. l uas levelinq the road with ilc td Roller bearing No. TS-09-AY-I'R 49til and drove the same in a r L:;h and ,egligent rranncr rvith high speed rvithout takirrg any prccaut 0r an, tneasures and passetl the Road Roller on rhe dcceased, as a result o1' ,, trich. the deceased died on the spor. Thc police arso registered a case r. itr cr. No. r 2112017 and altel irrvestisation. liled charge sheet under Sectiorr 104-A IpC against the clriver of the crime vehicle/Road Roller. 1. rhc clainrants, who are parcnts of thc deceaserr. iled op before the lcarned'l ribunal clairning conlpensation o1Rs.

5,00,00r) - on account of the death of thcir (r cars l old son. 5. Responde^t N. s. 3 ar-rd 4 herein remained exparrt berore the leamed Tribunal. The a ppellant/respo,dc'nt No. 3 filed cou,r( r-affidavit denying the averrnents r,ade in the petition, contending r rat the [nsurance companf is not liable as rcspondent . valid No. 3 is not holdirg and effective i i ! I I J 5 of driving license at the time of alteged accident contravening Section Motor Rules' Act' and breach of the Vehicle the Motor Vehicles 1988 1989 the leamed I'ribunal framed the the above pleadings, 6 Basing on fbllowirrg issues on t962017 at about 1800 "(t) ll'hethcr tltc ucciclent occtrructl htlttrsttlThttllttkttntct,['httnt]u'll,unlhtmnapat\farulul'l|arulual Distrttttltlettlrttshundnagligenttlrit'ingtlldrit'eroJ-Roadfulll,:r (19 death deceascdt . 4r' TR 1982 causing ol-the bearing Ntt. l'S entitled lo cottq)cnsution as clainel (2) l['hetlrcr thr petitionet s ure whom'? Il so, to wlnl extent and. from . fbr?

' (3) To whal rclic. l') 'fribunal, and on bchalf of the claimants, P. Ws. l 7 Before the learned I to ,,4-6 were rnarked- On behalf ol the 2 were examined and Exs'A- Exs'B-l' B-2 and Exs'X-l to X-3 t 2 were examined appcllant, tt. Ws. and werc markcd appreciation of g. basing on the pleadings and upon Learned Tribunat, deceased income of the considered the annual notional evidence on record, comes to the multiptier of '15" which and applied AS Rs. 30,0001 a sutn of awarded besides adding the same was Rs. 4,50,000/- and Rs. 50. 000/- tow'*r-ds loss of love and affection, funeral . a r l estate, and thus, in allarvardcd a sunr o1-l{s. 5. 00. 000i. 9 ['c^r'rrecl courser rir. thc apperlant contcndcr] :irat the reamed Tribu,ul c-ri'o,c. usry q. arrted c. mpensation ol Rs. :,. 10. 000/- without app'cciaii,g the c'idencc of R. \\rs. l and 2 and Exs. B- B-2 as welr as llxs. X- | ro X-3 Produced on behall' of the appellanl L r substanl. iate the clairn ol the appcllant that .

fractor lhe driver rvas holding \l _ WG, & . l'r'ailcr (Non-1). ansport) valid tiorn t3. 0(1. 200 to 12. ()ri 2022, tractor and traile r' ('IransporrI verlid upto 20. 07. 20 l2 and as such. t rr: drivcr was not holdi,g spccific driving ricense to crri'e the road roiler r-hich is a special class vehicle. 81 contending as atroi,e, it is prayed thal he Appeal should he aliowed by scttrnq asidc the order passed bv the learnc I T. ribunat. i0. Lear,ed c. Lrnsel tirr trre appe ant further contc. (r <r that the rearned 'l . ibunal ought ,ot t. ha'e grantc'cl interest ar r. 5%o . r. , rvhich 1 is more t'an lc. cling arrd ,r'cvailing rates oi Resen'c Bank < I India as per the . iudgment of the Hon'ble Apex Courl in ,4nthony Sn aar l s case. 11. I havc gi'g11 my earnest consideration to the contLrt tions advanced 12.

Upon perusal of the record, the accident is not in dispute' and the leamedTribunalawardedtheCompensationtakingintoconsiderationthe contribution of the deceased towards the claimants' which is about Rs. 30,000/- p. a. only and applied multiplier ol' l5 besides awarding an amountofRs. 50,000ltowardslossolloveandaffection'inallthelcamed 'l-he ol Rs 5,00,000/- under all Heads Tribunal granted compensation I { 'Iribunal grarrting thc said compensation' learned is justitied in since Motor Vehicles Act is a 13. 1'hough, several issucs are raised, rvclfare legistation enacted with the ob'iect of piece ol beneficial and social road accidents compensation to victims of providing just and rcasonable are required to be interpreted liberally and their dependants, its provisions so as to advance the purpose tbr rvhich the statute has been enacted' rather than to defeat it on technical grounds' 14.

In the present case, this Court finds that the learned Tribunal has duly appreciated the evidence on record and has passed a well-reasoned motor accident order in consonance with the settted principles goveming claims. No iltegality, perversity or infirmity has been pointed out deems it warranting interference by this Court Accordingly' this Court passed by the leamed Tribunal' appropriate to confirm the order 15. Accoldingh,. M. A. ('. M. A. No. l49g of ? _0)3 irlonq u,ith a ll connectcd applicrrti. ns. is ciisrnissecl. 'l her-e shall be no r r i--r as to costs 16. ,\s ri sctlurl. miscellaneous petitiorrs pendins. anr', shall stand clr-'scd.. J'lrerc shall be no orcler as to costs. SD/-. N. JAWAHAR REDDY STANT RE -----< I \ /1: ,TRUE COPY' SECTION OFFICER lt \/ To 1 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal - Cum - | Addl District Judge, Warangal. (with records if any) 2. One CC to Sri. Kondadi Ajay Kumar Advocate [OpU( 3.

One CC to Sri Ennamsetty Akhit Advocate [OpUCj 4- Two CD Copies psl o I HIGH COURT DATED:2211212O25 -{iii R ) L JUDGMENT d /O ( MACMA. No. '1498 of 2023 . ,. L, 0 ri ,tll I ll)? E I I ,],... DISMISSED THE MACMA IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD MONDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECENNBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GADI PRAVEEN KUMAR MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISC ELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1498 OF 2023 Between: ( IFTCO TOKIO General lnsurance Co. Ltd ,, Branch Office Opp 99tl Hanamkonda Branch, First Floor. Sai Arcade, Near Tl\'4-C, Adalat' ^ ff unamionOa, Warangal Drstrict. Rep by lts Legal Managgr. BRR Complex Bank Raj Bhavan Road 6-3-1'107 and 6-3-1158. 1st Floor Above HSBC Somajiguda. Hyderabad Ap pella nURes po n d ent No. 3 AND S/o' Chandru Agee 35 years, Occ: 1 Vankudothu Kannayya alias Kannaiah, Agriculture 2. Vankudothu Kavitha, Wo. Kannayya alias Kannarah . Age 27 years, Occ' House hold, BothareR/o. ThallakuntaThanda,H/o. D.

CThandaVillage'Wardhannapet Mandal, Warangal District ... Respondents/Petitioners Driver of Crime Vehicle' 3. - Banothu Earya ,, S/o. Sunder Age Ivlaior, . Occ. R/o. Enugallu'Viiiage, Parvathagiri tt/andal. Warangal District' 4. lVlandaRavi,S/o. sanjeeva. AgeMajor,Occ. Ownerofthecrimevehicle, School' R/o 11 No 23-2-5917,'lndira N;gar Colony, Near Governrnent High New Shayampet, Hanamkonda, Warangal District' . Res pondents/Res Pondents Appeal filed u/sec. 173 Motor Vehicles Act against the order and decree tn M. V. O. P. No. 495 0f 2010 daled 27 to9l2o22 0n the file of the court of the chairman Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-Cum- I Addl District Judge, Warangal' Thrs appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appe^al' the Judgment and Decree of the court below and the material papers in the tVlVoP EY and upon hearing the arguments of Sri,Konda Ajay Kunr rr Advocate for the Appellant and of Srr Ennamsetty Akhil, Advocate for the Resp tndent No.

4 This Court doth orderr and decree as follows 1 That the lvlAOi! 'lA along wrth all connected applicatrons t e'and hereby rs D rsrl rssed . 2 Ihal save as the decree of 'rforesaid the Tribunal sh:. 1 s;tands confirmed in all other res c,e cts and 3 That there slra ll)e no order as to costs in this appeal SD/- [. JAWAHAR REDDY ASS t; TANT REGISTRAR a, I //TRUE COPY// I . SECTION I OFFICER To, The Charrnran ll4otor Accident Claims Tribunal - Cu r - I Additional District Judge Warangal 2 Two CD Cop es psl € HIGH COURT DATED:-22112t2O25 DECREE MACMA. No. 1498 of 2023 DISMISSED THE MACMA eb

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