IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE ANURADHA SHUKLA

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ON THE 19 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 830 of 2001 NASEEM AHMAD AND OTHERS Versus AMBIKA PRASAD PATEL AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ishteyaq Hussain - Advocate for the appellants.

None for the respondents, though served.

Heard on 14.01.2026 Pronounced on: 19.01.2026 ORDER This Misc. Appeal has been preferred by appellants/claimants challenging the impugned award passed on 31.03.2001 by Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sihora in M.V.C. case No. 288/1999, by which their claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act for seeking compensation for death of their relative was dismissed.

2. Facts briefly stated are that on seeing a cattle hit by bus bearing registration No. MP-07-2817, which was being driven rashly and negligently by respondent No.1, deceased Bablu @ Nisar Ahmad alongwith Rajesh Prasad Khare chased the vehicle and forced it to stop near Gauri Tiraha. Deceased Bablu @ Nisar Ahmad was on his motorcycle and when he asked the bus driver to take the bus to the police station, respondent No.1 started the bus and with rash and negligent driving hit and crushed t