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Urmilaben @ Naniben D/o Shantilal Koli Patel And W/o Dineshbhai Koli – Appellant
Versus
Abdullatif Abdulrazzak Kazi – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The petitioner - original claimant aggrieved by the order below Exhibit I in M.A.C.M.A. No.149 of 2022 (in MACP No.1011 of 2005) dated 28.07.2022 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Auxi.), Panchmahals at Godhra as also the judgment and award dated 28.02.2018 in M.A.C.P. No.1011 of 2005 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux. 7), Panchmahals at Godhra has filed the present petition.
2. Learned Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Mohsin M. Hakim submits that at the first instance, the learned Tribunal ought not to have dismissed the petition and further, in accordance with the decision in the case of Bharatbhai Narsinghbhai Chaudhary and Others v. Malek Rafik Malek Himmatbhai reported in 2011 (2) G.L.R. 1324, the learned Tribunal had the power to restore the application where it was not even necessary for the claimant to make a specific prayer. It is also submitted that if a specific prayer is made for restoration of the application, the learned Tribunal ought to have restored the matter and therefore, prayer is made to set aside the ex-parte order and award which has been passed. It is further submitted that necessary documents were already
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The central legal point established in the judgment is the duty of the tribunal to provide just and reasonable compensation based on material available on record and the need for restoration of the c....
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The court emphasized the benevolent object of the M.V. Act and the duty of the Tribunal to provide just and reasonable compensation to claimants, highlighting the need for a liberal interpretation of....
The court emphasized the need to interpret the provisions of social welfare legislation liberally to fulfill the policy of the legislation and to decide cases on merits to provide substantial justice....
The main legal point established is that the Tribunal cannot dismiss a claim petition for default without considering the merits of the case and must adopt a liberal interpretation of the law to fulf....
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