IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HIRDESH ON THE 18^th OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 986 of 2017 MATADIN AND OTHERS Versus SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Ramesh Prasad Gupta - Advocate for the appellants. Shri Badri Nath Malhotra- Advocate for respondent No.3.

ORDER

1. This appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the appellants/claimants challenging the award dated 20.12.2016 passed by the Second Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, District Morena (M.P.) in Claim Case No.76/2015, whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants was dismissed and only a sum of Rs.50,000/- was awarded under the head of no-fault liability.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 11.06.2013 at about 10:30 a.m., Ajay Kumar, aged about 22 years, while travelling from Jaura to Majra Road, met with a fatal accident near Majra Hill when a tractor bearing registration No. MP-06/JA-2098, driven by non-applicant No.2 and owned by non-applicant No.1, allegedly hit him, causing grievous injuries resulting in his death. An FIR was registered at Police Station Jaura, District Morena on the same day. Post-mor