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

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ON THE 20 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. APPEAL No. 6796 of 2023 FUTURE GENERALI INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD.

Versus SHAFIUDDIN THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE MOTHER SMT.

ISMAT BANO AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Bal Krishna Agrawal - Advocate for the appellant/Insurance Company.

Shri Dharmendra Kumar Garg-Advocate for respondent No.1/claimant.

ORDER This appeal under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the appellant–Insurance Company challenging the Award dated 31/08/2023 passed by the learned Fourth Additional Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, District Vidsiha (M.P.) in Claim Case No. 05/2020, whereby compensation has been awarded to the claimant. The appellant seeks reduction of the amount of compensation so awarded.

2. By the impugned Award, the Claims Tribunal has awarded a total compensation of Rs. 4,05,800/- along with interest from the date of filing of the claim petition till its realization on account of injuries sustained by claimant-Shafiuddin in a motor accident.

3. Brief the facts of the case are that on 24/09/2018 claimant and his family were traveling in the vehicle i