IN THE HIGH Court OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 143 of 2015 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE --Sd/- ======================================

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

MANUBHAI NANUBHAI SIHORA & ORS.

Versus DHARMENDRASINH AMARSINH CHUDASAMA & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR YN RAVANI(718) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,1.1,1.2,1.3 MR DAKSHESH MEHTA(2430) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 MR. RUSHANG D MEHTA(6989) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 ======================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE Date : 06/04/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT

1. The present appeal is filed at the instance of the original claimants under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 9^th October, 2013 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claim Tribunal (Main), Bhavnagar, in MACP no.602 of 2006. By the said judgment and award, the Tribunal has dismissed the claim petition preferred by the original claimants under Section 163A of the Act of 1988, holding that the deceased himself, being a