JUDGMENT :

(1) This appeal is of compensation in the award passed by the filed by claimants under section 173 of the motor accidents claims tribunal, jaora, motor vehicles act, 1988 (hereinafter re - district ratlam in claim case no. 18 of ferred to as 'the act') assailing inadequacy 2000.

(2) The claim petition was filed by the appellants under section 163 - a read with section 166 of the act claiming the amount of compensation of rs. 17,60,000 in respect of death of suresh chandra tyagi, who died in the accident on 30. 11. 1999. According to the claimants tractor bearing no. Mp 14 - h 3515 with trolley bearing no. Mp 14 - 0567 loaded with sand was going to village roopnagar, tehsil jaora, when its left side wheel got punctured. However, the tractor and trolley was standing on the middle of the road without any indicator and without adopting any safety measures specified under the act. The deceased suresh chandra tyagi, who was a. S. I. In police department, while on patrolling duty on mhow - neemuch road was going to jaora by motor cycle. At that time in night while taking side from the vehicle, which was coming from opposite direction collided with the said trac