Pradeep Kumar Tiwari v. Suman Singh and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 7; First Appeal From Order No. 312 of 2025; Judge Jaspreet Singh; appellant Pradeep Kumar Tiwari (Counsel: Dinesh Kumar Shukla) versus Suman Singh and 4 others; appeal under Section 173 Motor Vehicles Act 1988 challenging MACT Faizabad (Ayodhya) award dated 30.04.2025 in Claim Petition No. 239 of 2005 of Rs.6,02,474/- with 7% per annum interest (injury claim); appellant alleges vehicle sold before incident and documentary evidence unconsidered; appeal admitted 4.8.2025; notices to respondent Nos. 1 to 5; trial court record summoned; next date 24.09.2025; interim stay conditional on deposit of full awarded amount (statutory deposit adjusted) within four weeks, forfeited on default; deposit to be invested in nationalized bank at highest interest pending final disposal.
What did the court decide?
Appeal admitted; notice ordered to respondent Nos. 1 to 5, returnable at an early date; appellant's counsel directed to take service steps within one week; trial court record summoned; appeal listed on 24.09.2025; interim conditional stay of the operation of the impugned award granted subject to deposit of the entire awarded amount (statutory deposit adjusted) within four weeks, failing which the stay lapses; deposited sum to be invested in a nationalized bank at the highest rate of interest pending final disposal.