FA/2436/2022

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2436/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 29/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:6163 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2436 of 2022 With R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2438 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ============================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ============================================== GUJARAT ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION Versus RIYA JIGNESHBHAI PANCHAL & ORS. ============================================== Appearance: MR HS MUNSHAW(495) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR RATHIN P RAVAL(5013) for the Defendant(s) No. 5 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2,3,4 VIRAL K SHAH(5210) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ============================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 29/01/2026 COMMON ORAL JUDGMENT 1) The Gujarat Road Transport Corporation is in First Appeals under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Challenge is made to the common judgment and award dated 13.12.2019 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), Ahmedabad in Motor Accident Claim Petition Nos.869 of 2007 and 868 OF 2007. 2) Perusal of the judgment and award indicates tha