IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1378 of 2012 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI ==========================================================

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

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD Versus HEIRS OF DECD. BHARATBHAI BHOGILAL SONI & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR PALAK H THAKKAR(3455) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 MR KIRTIDEV R DAVE(3267) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5 MR RAHUL K DAVE(3978) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2,3,4,5 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 6,7 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE MOOL CHAND TYAGI Date : 23/04/2026

JUDGMENT

1. The captioned appeal has been preferred against the impugned judgment and award dated 31.01.2012 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux.), at Surendranagar, in M.A.C.P. No. 801 of 2000, whereby the learned Tribunal had allowed the Claim Petition, and awarded a sum of Rs.5,15,000/-, along with interest at the rate of 9% per annum, from the date of filing of the Claim Petition till its realization, as c