FA/222/2022

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/222/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 19/11/2025 2025:GUJHC:66796 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 222 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No √ ========================================================== HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Versus ZINNATBIWI BASHIRKHAN PATHAN & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS KIRTI S PATHAK(9966) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR MOHSIN M HAKIM(5396) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2,3,4,5 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 19/11/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT [1.0] This appeal has been preferred by the appellant–original opponent No.3 – HDFC Ergo General Insurance Company Ltd. against the judgment and award dated 30.07.2021 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), Vadodara (for short referred to as “learned Tribunal”) in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.1256 of 2014 under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short