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Gujarat High Court Dismisses Insurance Appeal as Infructuous in Motor Accident Claim Due to Prior Coordinate Bench Decision on Negligence. Controversy settled in First Appeal No.413/2022 upholding Tribunal's finding on negligence....

The present appeal was filed by Magma HDI General Insurance Co. Ltd. challenging the judgment and award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal on the ground of negligence. During the hearing, learned c...

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Gujarat High Court Disposes of Insurance Appeal as Infructuous in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Prior Coordinate Bench Decision on Negligence. The appeal challenging the tribunal's finding on negligence was rendered infructuous as the same issue had already been decided by a coordinate bench in a related appeal arising from the same accident....

The case involves a first appeal filed by Magma HDI General Insurance Co. Ltd. against the judgment and award of a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, challenging the finding on negligence. The appeal aro...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Appeals in Motor Accident Claims Case Due to Error in Multiplier and Future Prospects. Compensation Enhanced from Rs. 8,50,000 to Rs. 10,10,000 for Death of 40-Year-Old Self-Employed Person....

The present appeals arise out of a motor accident that occurred on 05.01.2012, involving a truck, a car, and a tempo. The deceased Kishorbhai Popatbhai Chauhan, aged 40 years, was traveling in the car...

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Gujarat High Court Partly Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim for Minor Deceased. Notional Income of Rs. 30,000 Per Annum Upheld, but Deduction for Personal Expenses Set Aside....

The appellants, original claimants, filed an appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and award dated 31.07.2023 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Mai...

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Gujarat High Court Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Under Section 163-A Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — Tribunal's Award Modified for Proper Multiplier and Conventional Heads. The Court applied multiplier 14 for deceased aged 45 years and enhanced conventional heads as per Pranay Shethi guidelines....

The case arises from a fatal motor accident that occurred on 08/10/2020 when the deceased, a passenger in a jeep (registration no. GJ-06-AB-0941), died due to the rash and negligent driving of the jee...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Appeal and Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case Due to Incorrect Income Assessment and Multiplier. Tribunal's award set aside as it erroneously assessed deceased's income at Rs.3,000 per month instead of Rs.4,500 and applied multiplier of 5 instead of 18 under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988....

The present appeal arises from a judgment and award dated 29.07.2024 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Main), Rajkot, in MACP No.859 of 2017. The appellants, who are the legal heirs of the...

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Gujarat High Court Allows Appeal in Workmen's Compensation Case — Enhances Compensation for Death of Worker Due to Employer's Negligence. Employer's failure to deposit compensation and lack of evidence on employment status leads to setting aside of Commissioner's order and remand for fresh adjudication....

The present First Appeal was filed under Section 30 of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 by the appellants, who are the original applicants (legal heirs of deceased Bhagojirao Uttekar), challenging...

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High Court of Gujarat Enhances Compensation in Motor Accident Claim Case — Appellants Awarded Additional Rs. 8,27,400/- with 9% Interest. Negligence of Truck Driver Proved; Deceased's Income Reassessed at Rs. 9,000/- per Month with 40% Future Prospects....

The case pertains to a motor accident claim arising from a fatal accident on 21.02.2004, where the deceased, Anand Dilipbhai Bijlani, aged 23, was driving a Honda City car from Bhuj to Ahmedabad. A tr...

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High Court of Gujarat Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Deceased Labourer Travelling with Luggage in Utility Van Not a Gratuitous Passenger. Insurance Company Liable to Pay Compensation Under Motor Vehicles Act as Vehicle Was Insured for Goods Carriage....

The case involves a motor accident claim arising from a collision between a Utility Van and a truck on 28.02.2012, resulting in the death of Babubhai Damaniabhai Vasava, a labourer travelling in the U...