IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 1652 of 2015 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

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

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

RASHMIBEN HITESH KACHADIA WO/O DECD. HITESH VALLABHAI KACHADIA & ORS.

Versus THAPATUL BAHADUR JAMANSINH [DELETED] & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR ARPIT P PATEL(5497) for the Appellant(s) No. 1,2,5 DELETED for the Defendant(s) No. 1 MS MAITHILI D MEHTA(3206) for the Defendant(s) No. 2 ======================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MS. JUSTICE NISHA M. THAKORE Date : 30/03/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Heard Mr. Arpit P. Patel, learned advocate for the appellant. Ms. Maithili D. Mehta, learned advocate has appeared on behalf of respondent no.2 Union. The respondent no.1, who is the driver of the offending vehicle, has been deleted pursuant to the order dated 29^th August, 2017 passed by this Court. With the able assistance of learned advocates on record, the present appeal is peremptorily heard finally.

2. The present appeal is filed at the instance of the original claimants under Section 173 of the Motor Ve