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

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ON THE 2 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 1038 of 2016 SMT. MALADEVI AND OTHERS Versus LALU @ RAVINDRA AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ashok Kumar Yadav - Advocate for the appellants.

Shri Arvind Kumar Agrawal- Advocate for respondent No.3.

ORDER This appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been filed by the appellants/claimants challenging the award dated 14.07.2016 passed by the Seventh Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the “Claims Tribunal”), District Gwalior (M.P.) in Claim Case No. 192/2014, whereby the Claims Tribunal rejected the claim petition filed by the appellants/claimants.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 20.07.2014 at about 3–4 p.m., Ramesh Singh, after threshing mustard at village Para, was returning to his village Kamai when, upon reaching Soi Road near Para, he was hit from behind by jeep bearing registration No. MP-30-D-0253, which was being driven rashly and negligently. He sustained serious injuries and subsequently died during treatment. Thereafter, FIR was registered at Police Station Ater against the driver of the offending vehi