SupremeToday Landscape Ad
Back
Next
Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation
judgment-img

2024 Supreme(Guj) 105

GITA GOPI
BHAVINBHAI THAKORBHAI RATHOD – Appellant
Versus
KANUBHAI SANABHAI CHAUHAN – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellants : ADNAN KHAN, M.T.M. HAKIM.
For the Respondent: VIBHUTI NANAVATI.

JUDGMENT :

GITA GOPI, J.

1. The injured claimant aged about 19 at the time of filing of MACP No. 629/97 has challenged the judgment delivered in MACP No. 629/97 on 20.12.2011 by MACT (Aux), Vadodara.

2. The facts of the case as pleaded by the claimant before the Tribunal suggest that he was serving as a cleaner-cum-labourer on truck bearing registration no. GJ-15 V-8683 owned by opponent no. 2. On 22.2.1997, he was returning in the truck after unloading the goods at Anand Taluka and was sitting besides the driver seat. The claimant had urged that the opponent no. 1 had driven the truck in excessive speed and was rash and negligent. When they reached near Village Vaghasi on National Highway no. 8, opponent no. 1 lost control over the vehicle and slided down the road and collided with the tree. As a result, the claimant sustained injuries on body.

3. Mr. Khan submitted that the Tribunal has granted compensation amount of only Rs. 3,30,800/- where the claimant has specifically proved before the Tribunal that he had lost his right leg below knee and the permanent disability has affecte

Click Here to Read the rest of this document
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SupremeToday Portrait Ad
supreme today icon
logo-black

An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers

Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance

qr

Scan Me!

India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!

For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :

whatsapp-icon telegram-icon
whatsapp-icon Back to top