FA/377/2025

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NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/377/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36203 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 377 of 2025 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== HAVSING VINCHAND @ VINSON BHABHOR Versus RAJENDRASINGH S/O BHARATSINGH & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: NISHIT A BHALODI(9597) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR KAMLESH S KOTAI(6150) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2 MS KIRTI S PATHAK(9966) for the Defendant(s) No. 3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 12/06/2026 JUDGMENT 1. The captioned appeal is preferred against the impugned judgment and award dated 04.09.2023 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Main), Dahod in M.A.C.P. No. 17 of 2012, whereby the learned Tribunal has partly allowed the claim petition and awarded a sum of Rs.3,51,160/- (Rupees Three Lac Fifty One Thousand One Hundred Sixty Only) along with interest at the rate of 8% per annum, from the date of filing of the claim petition till realization, as compensation. 2. The succinct facts, which lead to the filing of the captioned appeal are summarized as under :- Page 1 of 8 Uploaded by () on Downloaded on : Tue Jun 30 23:41:42 IST 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/377/2025 JUDGMENT DATED: 12/06/2026 2026:GUJHC:36203 i. On 17.05.2010, the claimant-Vinchand was travelling with his wife in City Ride Bus bearing Registration No. GJ-20-T-9643 towards Urban Bank Hospital, Dahod. The bus was being driven by Opponent No.1 (Respondent No.1 herein) in a rash and negligent manner. At about 10: