IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIMANSHU JOSHI

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ON THE 17 OF NOVEMBER, 2025 MISC. APPEAL No. 1767 of 2011 UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Versus PRITAM SINGH KAKODIYA AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri D.N. Shukla - Advocate for the appellant.

None for respondents.

ORDER The present Misc. Appeal has been preferred invoking the provisions of Section 173 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Insurance Company of the offending vehicle challenging the award dated 16/11/2010 passed in MVC No.191/2009 by Learned 12th Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jabalpur.

2. The facts necessary for disposal of the present lis are that the accident occurred on 16.01.2008, and the deceased, Sukhdev @ Sukhram, was barefoot at the time of the incident. The offending Tractor bearing No.MP-22-AA-0857 was being driven by respondent no.1, owned by respondent no. 2 and insured with the appellant, herein. The injured was taken to hospital and due to serious injures on his leg he died on 22/04/2008. After the registration of FIR the investigation was set into motion and the charge-sheet was filed.

3. The legal representatives of the deceased approached the C