IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT INDORE BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE BINOD KUMAR DWIVEDI

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ON THE 2 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 6309 of 2025 MAHAVEER @ DAMISH Versus SHANTILAL AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Vijay Singh Chouhan - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Manoj Jain - Advocate for respondent No.3 / Insurance Company.

ORDER This appeal has been preferred under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the impugned award dated 18/06/2025 passed by IV Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Indore (M.P.) in MACC No.2409/2023, whereby an amount of Rs.15,52,000/- has been awarded to the appellant / victim / claimant with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition i.e. 11/07/2023.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant / victim submits that the income of the deceased should have been taken as 'Semi Skilled Person' which was permissible under the circular issued by the Labour Department of State of Madhya Pradesh under the Minimum Wages Act prevailing on the date of accident i.e. 16/04/2023 and according to this circular income has to be taken as Rs.10,507/-, whereas it has been taken only at Rs.9,275/-. The age of the appellant was only 19 yea