FA/4119/2023

NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/4119/2023 JUDGMENT DATED: 30/01/2026 2026:GUJHC:6907 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 4119 of 2023 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No √ ========================================================== THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. Versus PRAVINBHAI BABUBHAI KATHIRIYA & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR RATHIN P RAVAL(5013) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR TUSHAR L SHETH(3920) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2,3 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 4 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 30/01/2026 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.2 – Insurance Company against the judgment and award dated 09.05.2023 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), at Jetpur (for short referred to as “learned Tribunal”) in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.48 of 2020 under Section 166 of