Durga Prakash Pathak vs Gangadhar Shankar Bandawar Advocate - P. Z. Dhoke — 653/2019

Case under Motor Vehicles Act Section 166. Disposed: Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED on 16th March 2026.

Case disposed

M.A.C.P.

CNR: MHNG010065932019

Filing Number

4728/2019

Filing Date

18-Jul-2019

Registration No

653/2019

Registration Date

19-Jul-2019

Court

District and Session Court , Nagpur

Judge

1-Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

Decision Date

16-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED

Last updated 12-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act Section 166

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Durga Prakash Pathak

    Adv. P. S. Mirache

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Gangadhar Shankar Bandawar Advocate - P. Z. Dhoke

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Mar-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Summary The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, partially allowed a compensation claim filed by 21-year-old Durga Pathak for injuries sustained in a 2019 motorcycle accident caused by a rash and negligent driver of a Wagon-R car. Although the criminal case against the driver resulted in acquittal, the tribunal awarded Rs. 3.5 lakhs (including Rs. 1 lakh for loss of educational career, Rs. 1 lakh for medical expenses, Rs. 1 lakh for loss of marriage prospects, and Rs. 40,000 for pain and suffering), plus 7% annual interest, holding that acquittal in criminal proceedings does not bar compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, which applies the "preponderance of probability" standard rather than criminal burden of proof. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  4. 13-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  5. 12-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  7. 10-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  8. 09-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  9. 20-Feb-2026

    Judgment

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  10. 13-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  11. 10-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  12. 04-Feb-2026

    Defence Evidence

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  13. 08-Jan-2026

    Defence Evidence

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  14. 18-Dec-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  15. 11-Dec-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  16. 06-Dec-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Principal District And Sessions Judge,Nagpur

  17. 26-Nov-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  18. 12-Nov-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  19. 31-Oct-2025

    EvidenceView PDF

  20. 31-Oct-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  21. 11-Sep-2025

    EvidenceView PDF

  22. 11-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  23. 05-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  24. 03-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  25. 05-May-2025

    Issues

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  26. 03-Apr-2025

    Written Statement

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  27. 25-Feb-2025

    Supply of Copies

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  28. 21-Jan-2025

    Awaiting Notice

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  29. 07-Dec-2024

    Steps

    Addl.Tem. Court Member MACT, Nagpur

  30. 19-Oct-2024

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  31. 30-Aug-2024

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  32. 20-Jul-2024

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  33. 19-Jun-2024

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  34. 05-Apr-2024

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  35. 15-Feb-2024

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  36. 19-Dec-2023

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  37. 04-Nov-2023

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  38. 25-Sep-2023

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  39. 16-Aug-2023

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  40. 11-Jul-2023

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  41. 19-Apr-2023

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  42. 17-Jan-2023

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  43. 07-Nov-2022

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  44. 05-Sep-2022

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  45. 30-Jun-2022

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  46. 17-Jun-2022

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  47. 17-Feb-2022

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  48. 29-Oct-2021

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  49. 08-Jul-2021

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  50. 16-Feb-2021

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  51. 07-Nov-2020

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  52. 03-Sep-2020

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  53. 06-Jun-2020

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  54. 06-May-2020

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  55. 03-Mar-2020

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  56. 18-Dec-2019

    Awaiting Notice

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  57. 19-Oct-2019

    Steps

    M.A.C.T. Court No.2

  58. 06-Aug-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  59. 18-Jul-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. 653/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, partially allowed a compensation claim filed by 21-year-old Durga Pathak for injuries sustained in a 2019 motorcycle accident caused by a rash and negligent driver of a Wagon-R car. Although the criminal case against the driver resulted in acquittal, the tribunal awarded Rs. 3.5 lakhs (including Rs. 1 lakh for loss of educational career, Rs. 1 lakh for medical expenses, Rs. 1 lakh for loss of marriage prospects, and Rs. 40,000 for pain and suffering), plus 7% annual interest, holding that acquittal in criminal proceedings does not bar compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, which applies the "preponderance of probability" standard rather than criminal burden of proof. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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