New India Assurance Co. Ltd vs Sanjay Jethabhai Prajapati
2023 Latest Caselaw 525 Guj

       C/FA/2210/2016                            ORDER DATED: 17/01/2023




      IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD

                    R/FIRST APPEAL NO. 2210 of 2016
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                   NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD.
                               Versus
                SANJAY JETHABHAI PRAJAPATI & 2 other(s)
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Appearance:
MR SUNIL B PARIKH(582) for the Appellant(s) No. 1
RULE SERVED for the Defendant(s) No. 1,2,3
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     CORAM:HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND
           KUMAR

                             Date : 17/01/2023
                              ORAL ORDER

1. This appeal has been filed by the insurer under

Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 challenging

the judgment and award dated 24.06.2016 passed by the

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in MACP No.269 of 2003.

2. At the outset, it deserves to be noted that the

amount awarded by the Tribunal is Rs.69,700/- with

interest @ 9% p.a. from date of petition till realization.

3. I have heard the arguments of Mr.Sunil Parikh,

learned advocate appearing for the appellant. Mr.Parikh,

learned advocate fairly submitted that in view of the

smallness of the amount which has been awarded, this

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appeal may be disposed of in accordance with law.

4. On perusal of the grounds urged in the appeal

memorandum and in view of the submission that amount

involved in this appeal is less than Rs. 1,00,000/- and

having regard to the smallness of the amount, this Court

is of the considered view that appeal deserves to be

dismissed and accordingly it is dismissed. The

compensation awarded seems just and reasonable and no

interference is called for. It is clarified, this appeal is

disposed of only on the ground of smallness of the

compensation amount without expressing any opinion on

merits and question of law raised in the appeal is kept

open to be urged in appropriate appeal by the insurer.

This order would not come in the way of adjudication of

any other appeal pending against the same judgment and

award or adjudication of any other claim petition arising

out of same accident. Pending civil application/s, if any,

stands disposed of as having become infructuous. No

order as to costs.

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5. Record & Proceedings of the Tribunal and

amount, if any deposited in this appeal, is ordered to be

transmitted by the Registry of this Court to the

jurisdictional court or Tribunal forthwith along with

accrued interest if any. The entire award amount be

disbursed and released in favour of claimant/s after due

verification by transferring said amount/s to the account/s

of claimant/s by RTGS or NEFT.

(ARAVIND KUMAR, CJ) GAURAV J THAKER