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

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ON THE 18 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 9174 of 2025 LALITA AND OTHERS Versus LAGAN AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Hemant Kumar Vaishnav- Advocate with Shri Sahitya Vaishnav-

Advocate for the appellants.

Shri Manoj Jain - Advocate for respondent no.3.

ORDER This Misc. Appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been filed by the appellants assailing the impugned award dated 02.07.2025 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Badwani (M.P.) in MACC No.02/2024, whereby an amount of Rs.16,12,440/- along with interest has been awarded to the survivors of the deceased Sanga Solanki aged about 33 years.

2. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the income of the deceased has been assessed as Rs.6,525/- which is on the lower side, whereas as per the circular issued under the Minimum Wages Act by the Labour Department of State of Madhya Pradesh the income of an unskilled labour on the date of incident is Rs.9,825/-. On this submission prays for allowing the appeal by enhancing the award amount on this count.

3. Learned counsel for the Insurance Company has opposed the pr