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

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ON THE 11 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 906 of 2020 SMT BASANTIBAI AND OTHERS Versus BALRAM AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Himanshu Paliwal - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Saranjit Singh Chawla - Advocate for the respondent No.3.

ORDER Heard on I.A.No.6516/2021, which is an application under Order 41 Rule

14(4) of CPC for dispensing with service of notice to respondent no.1 & 2 as they are not the contesting parties before the claims tribunal.

2. Learned counsel for the respondent no.3 has submitted his no objection.

3. For the reasons stated in the application, coupled with the fact that the liability of the insurance company is not disputed, I.A.No.6516/2021 is allowed.

Service of respondent no.1 &2 is dispensed with.

4. This Misc. Appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been filed by the appellants assailing the impugned award dated 23.07.2019 passed by the VIII Addl. Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Indore (M.P.) in MACC No.1659/2017, whereby survivors of the deceased Ramesh, who was aged about 40 years on the date of accident i.e. 29.03.2017, have been awa