FA/2321/2022

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2321/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 05/02/2026 2026:GUJHC:9047 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2321 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No √ ========================================================== THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Versus VARSHABEN W/O DARSHANKUMAR HITESHBHAI PANDYA & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR RATHIN P RAVAL(5013) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR CHINTAN S POPAT(5004) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 3,4 RULE UNSERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 05/02/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT [1.0] This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “MV Act”) has been preferred by the appellant–original opponent No.3 – The New India Assurance Company Ltd. against the judgment and award dated 25.03.2022 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), at Kalol, District Gandhinagar (for short