IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2195 of 2016 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

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

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THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Versus RAMESHBHAI MANHARBHAI VASAVA & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR RITURAJ M MEENA(3224) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR MOHSIN M HAKIM(5396) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2,3 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 4,5,6 ======================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE Date : 04/05/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT

1. The present appeal is filed at the instance of the appellant - insurance company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 30^th April, 2016 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claim Tribunal at Vadodara in MACP no.2034 of 2002.

2. By the said impugned judgment and award, the Tribunal has partly allowed the claim petition preferred by the original claimants under Section 166 of the Act, 1988. The original claimants have been held entitled to recover a sum of Rs.5,48,00