FA/175/2024

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/175/2024 JUDGMENT DATED: 09/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:1951 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 175 of 2024 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ============================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ============================================== DINESHBHAI MAKHJIBHAI KATARA & ORS. Versus SHANTILAL NAGJIBHAI MEENA & ORS. ============================================== Appearance: NISHIT A BHALODI(9597) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5 MS AMI N BHATT(3372) for the Defendant(s) No. 3 RULE NOT RECD BACK for the Defendant(s) No. 1 RULE UNSERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ============================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 09/01/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT 1) Feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 02.09.2022 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), Petlad (which shall hereinafter be referred to as "the Tribunal" for short), in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.18 of 2020, the appellants – original claimants have preferred the present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (which shall hereina