IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2041 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ============================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ============================================

MANHARBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL Versus KALPESHKUMAR MULAJIBHAI DARJI & ANR.

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Appearance:

NISHIT A BHALODI(9597) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 PRITHU PARIMAL(9025) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2 ============================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 20/02/2026

ORAL JUDGMENT

1) Present First Appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “MV Act”) is filed by the appellant – original claimant challenging the impugned judgment and award dated 11.10.2018 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Main), Panchmahals at Godhra (for short “learned Tribunal”) in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.727 of 2010, whereby the learned Tribunal was pleased to partly allow the claim petition and awarded compensation of Rs.4,50,000/- to the appellant –

original claimant.

2) The brief facts leading to filing of present appeal are that on

03.04.2010, the