Gujarat HC Upholds ₹16 Lakh Compensation in United India Insurance vs Undhad
Parties Involved
The United India Insurance Company Limited
Vilasben Babubhai Undhad & Ors.
AI Summary
The Gujarat High Court upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's award of ₹16,02,000 to the claimants for the death of a person in a car accident, rejecting the insurance company's appeal that argued contributory negligence. The court found no error in the Tribunal's assessment of negligence solely on the part of the other driver involved in the accident.
Bench
Dhoraji at Rajkot
PresidingNishit Bhalodi
Parmeshwari v. Amir Chand
Raval
Order Text
The United India Insurance Company ... vs Vilasben Babubhai Undhad on 5 February, 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2301/2022 JUDGMENT DATED: 05/02/2026 undefined IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2301 of 2022 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No ========================================================== THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Versus VILASBEN BABUBHAI UNDHAD & ORS. ========================================================== Appearance: MR RATHIN P RAVAL(5013) for the Appellant(s) No. 1 NISHIT A BHALODI(9597) for the Defendant(s) No. 1,3 RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 2,4,5 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HASMUKH D. SUTHAR Date : 05/02/2026 ORAL JUDGMENT (1) Feeling aggrieved by and dissatisfied with the judgment and award dated 04.02.2022 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Aux.), Dhoraji at Rajkot, (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal" for short), in Motor Accident Claim Petition No.81/2017, the appellant -Insurance Company preferred present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act" for short). (2) Heard Mr. Rathin P. Raval, learned Advocate for the appellant - Insurance Company and Mr. Nishit Bhalodi, learned counsel for the original claimants. Though served, none appears for rest of t...
