IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT GWALIOR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIRDESH

th

ON THE 5 OF JANUARY, 2026

MISC. APPEAL No. 999 of 2009

KAMALKISHORE BAGHEL

Versus

UDAY SINGH AND OTHERS

Appearance:

Shri N.S.Pal - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Kamal S.Rochlani- Advocate for the respondent/Insurance

Company.

Shri Rajeev Shrivastava - Advocate for respondent.

WITH

MISC. APPEAL No. 1070 of 2009

PANKAJ SHARMA

Versus

KAMAL KISHORE AND OTHERS

Appearance:

Shri Yogesh Chaturvedi with Shri Rajeev Shrivastava- Advocates for

the appellant.

Shri N.S.Pal - Advocate for respondent.

Shri K.S.Rochlani- Advocate for the Insurance Company.

ORDER whereas MA No. 999/2009 has been preferred by claimant Kamal Kishore Baghel under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act on the ground of inadequacy of compensation, seeking enhancement thereof, while MA No. 1070/2009 has been filed by appellant/owner under the same provision, seeking exoneration from the liability fastened upon him by the Claims Tribunal.

Both the appeals arise out of the common award dated 20.04.2009

passed by the Second Additional Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gwalior (in short "the Claims Tribunal") in Claim Case No. 02/2006,

2. Since both the appea