SUNILBHAI ARVINDLALA SHAH vs SUNILAKUMAR JAYBIRSINH — 261/2024

Case under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 166. Disposed: Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED on 22nd April 2026.

Case disposed

MACP - MAC PETITION

CNR: GJBH010021182024

Filing Number

261/2024

Filing Date

22-Jul-2024

Registration No

261/2024

Registration Date

22-Jul-2024

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT BHARUCH

Judge

1-Principal District Judge

Decision Date

22-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 166

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUNILBHAI ARVINDLALA SHAH

    Adv. C R INTWALA

  2. 2.BINABEN SUNILBHAI SHAH

    Adv. C R INTWALA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SUNILAKUMAR JAYBIRSINH

  2. 2.NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD D.O-2

    Adv. K N CHAVDA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 22-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: MACP/261/2024 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Bharuch awarded Rs. 2,01,36,286 to parents of a 27-year-old deceased (Niket Sunilbhai Shah) who died in a tragic mini-tempo accident on June 15, 2024, in Uttarakhand's hilly region. The tribunal found the driver operated the vehicle negligently at high speed in a 200-meter valley fall that killed 15 people. While the driver lacked valid hill-region endorsement on his driving license, the tribunal applied the "pay and recover" doctrine, requiring the insurance company (New India Assurance) to pay compensation first, then recover from the vehicle owner. The award included dependency loss (Rs. 2,00,03,186), filial consortium (Rs. 96,800 per parent), funeral expenses, and loss of estate, with 9% annual interest. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 22-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District Judge

  4. 24-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Principal District Judge

  5. 17-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

    Principal District Judge

  6. 02-Mar-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  7. 17-Feb-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  8. 10-Feb-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  9. 04-Feb-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  10. 28-Jan-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  11. 19-Jan-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  12. 12-Jan-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  13. 31-Dec-2025

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  14. 17-Dec-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  15. 03-Dec-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  16. 24-Nov-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  17. 15-Oct-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  18. 25-Sep-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  19. 19-Aug-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  20. 08-Jul-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  21. 24-Jun-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District Judge

  22. 19-Jun-2025

    Issues

    Principal District Judge

  23. 21-Apr-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District Judge

  24. 19-Feb-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District Judge

  25. 06-Jan-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District Judge

  26. 25-Nov-2024

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District Judge

  27. 05-Oct-2024

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District Judge

  28. 03-Sep-2024

    Service Of Process

    Principal District Judge

  29. 01-Aug-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  30. 22-Jul-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 261/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: MACP/261/2024 The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Bharuch awarded Rs. 2,01,36,286 to parents of a 27-year-old deceased (Niket Sunilbhai Shah) who died in a tragic mini-tempo accident on June 15, 2024, in Uttarakhand's hilly region. The tribunal found the driver operated the vehicle negligently at high speed in a 200-meter valley fall that killed 15 people. While the driver lacked valid hill-region endorsement on his driving license, the tribunal applied the "pay and recover" doctrine, requiring the insurance company (New India Assurance) to pay compensation first, then recover from the vehicle owner. The award included dependency loss (Rs. 2,00,03,186), filial consortium (Rs. 96,800 per parent), funeral expenses, and loss of estate, with 9% annual interest. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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