IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIRDESH

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ON THE 23 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 1035 of 2015 BADAN SINGH AND OTHERS Versus SANTHOSH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Om Prakash Singhal - Advocate for the appellants.

Shri Kamal Kumar Rochalani - Advocate for respondent No.3.

Shri Ramesh Prasad Gupta- Advocate for respondent No.1.

ORDER

1. The present matter pertains to a miscellaneous appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the Award dated 22.08.2014 passed by the Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, District Bhind in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 43/2012.

2. The appellants/claimants have filed an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 (IA No. 5061 of 2015) seeking condonation of delay in filing the present appeal.

3. It is contended by learned counsel for the appellants that the appellants are illiterate rural persons and were bona fide misled by their previous counsel, who wrongly advised them that there was no limitation for filing an appeal in a motor accident claim case and further assured them that the appeal had already been filed. It is submitted that the appellants remained under such bona