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

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ON THE 18 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 389 of 2018 SUNIL PAL Versus GAJENDRA SINGH LODHI AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ramesh Prasad Gupta - Advocate for the appellant.

Shri Bal Krishna Agrawal- Advocate for respondent Insurance Company.

Shri Rishikesh Bohare- Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2.

ORDER

1. This appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the appellant/claimant challenging the award dated 01.11.2017 passed by the 3rd Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, District Gwalior (M.P.) in Claim Case No.1800083/2016, whereby the claim petition filed by the appellant was dismissed.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 24.05.2015 at about 7:00 p.m., while the claimant along with his father Komal Pal and Shishupal was waiting for a bus near Narain Purva School, Village Sila Nagar, Police Station Amola, District Shivpuri, a tractor bearing registration No. MP-33-AB-0853 was allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner and hit them, causing grievous injuries to the claimant. The claimant suffered a head fracture and multiple injuries and was treated at Karera, Shi