FA/249/2026

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/249/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36736 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 249 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== SUMITRABEN PRADIPBHAI SUTHAR & ORS. Versus M/S RAVI INFRABUILD PROJECT PVT. LTD. & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: MR.HIREN M MODI(3732) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 MR NIRAV K PADHIYAR(5678) for the Defendant(s) No. 1 MR PALAK H THAKKAR(3455) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 15/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. Captioned appeal is filed against the impugned judgment and award dated 13.02.2025 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), Tharad at Banaskantha in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.21 of 2022, whereby the learned Tribunal had partly allowed the claim petition and awarded a sum of Rs.66,75,000/- as a compensation along with the interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till its realization. Page 1 of 9 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 22:28:07 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/249/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 15/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36736 2. The succinct facts leading to file the captioned appeal are that on 30.05.2021, Pradipbhai Hemjibhai Suthar was driving the Eco Sports Car bearing registration No.GJ-12-CG-7355 and returning his home from the Mahaveer Furniture Show-room. When he reached at the place of accident, in the mean time, one truck bearing registration No.RJ-27-GC-9603 which was being driven