Gujarat High Court Allows Appeal in Motor Accident Claim Case — Delay in FIR Not Fatal to Claim Petition. Mere delay in lodging FIR cannot be a ground to dismiss a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 when the claimant was hospitalized and unable to lodge FIR promptly....
The appellant, Makwana Ajmelbhai Kanabhai, filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 seeking compensation of Rs. 3,00,000 for injuries sustained in a tractor accident on 30.10.1999. Th...




