FA/1038/2015

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/1038/2015 JUDGMENT DATED: 29/04/2026 2026:GUJHC:30141 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1038 of 2015 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== NEW INDIA ASURANCE CO LTD Versus BHAVUBEN MITHABHAI MAKWANA & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MS DIMPLE A THAKER(6838) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 DS AFF.NOT FILED (R) for the Defendant(s) No. 5 MR HENIL M SHAH(10677) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2,3,4 MR VISHAL C MEHTA(6152) for the Defendant(s) No. 7 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE Date : 29/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1. The present appeal is filed at the instance of the Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “the Act”), being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 05.02.2015 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Main), Bhavnagar in MACP No. 210 of 2007. 2. By the said judgment and award the