FA/245/2026

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/245/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 09/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34317 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 245 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ========================================================= Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== RAJESHBHAI SURESHBHAI SOLANKI (LHS-LRS OF THE DECD. LAXMIBEN SURESHBHAI SOLANKI) & ORS. Versus ISHVARBHAI RUDABHAI DHANGHAD & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: NISHIT A BHALODI(9597) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,3 HARSH A VYAS(9330) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 RULE UNSERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 09/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The captioned appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment and award dated 12.05.2025 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux.) & 3rd Additional District Judge, Kheda at Nadiad in M.A.C.P. No. 135 of 2023, whereby the learned Tribunal had partly allowed the Claim Petition and awarded a sum of Rs.14,76,060/- along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum, from the date of filing of the claim petition till its realization, as compensation. 2. The succinct facts, which led to the filing of the captioned appeal, as narrated in the Claim Petition are summarized as under:- i. On 07.10.2022, Ms. Laxmiben Sureshbhai Solanki (hereinafter referred to as the “deceased”) was riding an Page 1 of 8 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:44:13 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/245/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 09/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:34317 Activa scooter bearing registration No.GJ-07-EB-7167 at very moderate speed and on the correct si