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

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ON THE 29 OF JANUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 662 of 2016 MAHARAJSINGH AND OTHERS Versus RAMESH RATHAUR AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Dharmendra Rishishwar and Shri Ramesh Prasad Gupta-Advocate for appellants/claimants.

Shri Naresh Singh Tomar-Advocate for respondent No.3/Insurance Company.

ORDER This appeal has been preferred by the appellants/claimants under Section

173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, assailing the award dated 01.04.2016 passed by the Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, District Bhind (M.P.) (hereinafter referred to as “the Claims Tribunal”) in Claim Case No. 65/2015, whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants seeking compensation was dismissed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 23.03.2015 at about 6:30 p.m., the deceased Santosh Singh was proceeding slowly on his motorcycle from village Tikri towards Bhind. When he reached Pithanpura–Muralipura Road near Pitambara Brick Kiln, a red coloured Eicher tractor bearing registration No. MP- 30-M-3086, allegedly driven rashly and negligently, hit the motorcycle of the deceased. As a result of the said accident, Santosh S