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

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ON THE 25 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 3475 of 2018 RITESH SAHU Versus SURAJ AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ramesh Prasad Gupta - Advocate for the appellant/claimant.

Shri Rajiv Shrivastav-Advocate for respondent No.3/Insurance Company.

ORDER This Miscellaneous appeal under Section 173(1) of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been filed by appellant-claimant, seeking an enhancement of compensation by challenging the impugned Award dated 09/05/2018, passed by Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Datia (M.P.) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Claims Tribunal') in Claim Case No. 59/2017, whereby Claims Tribunal had awarded compensation of Rs. 4,73,070/-

2. The date of the accident, negligence, and liability are not in dispute. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the compensation awarded by the learned Claims Tribunal is on the lower side. It is contended that on the basis of oral and documentary evidence, it stood proved that the appellant sustained 45% permanent disability due to the accident; however, the Claims Tribunal has assessed the permanent disability at 30% with respect to earnin