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

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ON THE 24 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 3019 of 2018 SMT. SOMVATI AND OTHERS Versus RAJENDRA SINGH KUSHWAH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Sri Akhilesh Gupta -Advocate for appellants/claimants Shri Badri Nath Malhotra-Advocate for respondent No.3/Insurance Company.

ORDER This miscellaneous appeal has been preferred by the appellants/claimants under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, being aggrieved by the Award dated 08/03/2018 passed by the Third Additional Member Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gwalior (M.P.) (hereinafter referred to as “the Claims Tribunal”) in Claim Case No.404/2016, on the grounds of inadequacy of compensation and seeking enhancement of compensation. 2. The date of accident, negligence, and liability are not in dispute. The findings recorded by the Claims Tribunal on these aspects have attained finality and are not under challenge in the present appeal.

3. As per the findings recorded by the Claims Tribunal, in the case of death of Ganga Singh in the motor accident, the Claims Tribunal awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.5,42,850/- along with interest in favour of cla