Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Master Rajveer Kathat S/O Shri Ramesh Being Minor Represented through Father Shri Ramesh
Case brief
What is this about?
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 4944/2025, High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan Bench at Jaipur, order dated 06/04/2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Taneja. Insurer (Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd.) challenged the award dated 04.08.2025 of MACT (Addl. District & Sessions Judge No. 3), Beawar in Claim Petition No. 296/2023 (Master Rajveer Kathat Vs. Himmat Singh & Ors.) awarding Rs. 20,000/- compensation. Appeal dismissed as unmaintainable under Section 173 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (appeal barred where amount in dispute is less than rupees one lakh); dismissal stated not to affect any other appeal(s) of the appellant against the same award; pending applications dismissed. Keywords: maintainability, appeal bar, Section 173(2), Claim Tribunal award, motor accident compensation.
What did the court decide?
As per Section 173 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, no appeal shall lie against any award of a Claim Tribunal if the amount in dispute in the appeal is less than rupees one lakh.