LEGAL HERI DECESED OF NAVGHANBHAI GORDHANBHAI BOHUKIYA(Legal Heir) vs PRUTHVIRAJSINH L ZALA Advocate - S J MEHTA — 84/2024

Case under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 166,R291(1). Disposed: Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED on 06th March 2026.

Case disposed

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CNR: GJSN010023302024

Filing Number

84/2024

Filing Date

22-Oct-2024

Registration No

84/2024

Registration Date

22-Oct-2024

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT SURENDRANAGAR

Judge

1-Principal District & Sessions Judge

Decision Date

06-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--PARTLY ALLOWED

Last updated 15-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Section 166,R291(1)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.LEGAL HERI DECESED OF NAVGHANBHAI GORDHANBHAI BOHUKIYA(Legal Heir)

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  2. 2.BOHUKIYA KANCHANBEN NAVGHANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  3. 3.GURDIAN OF MINOR BOHUKIYA HARITABEN NAVGHANBHAI IS BOHUKIYA KANCHANBEN NAVGHANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  4. 4.GURDIAN OF MINOR BOHUKIYA SUNILBHAI NAVGHANBHAI IS BOHUKIYA KANCHANBEN NAVGHANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  5. 5.GURDIAN OF MINOR BOHUKIYA JAYSHREEBEN NAVGHANBHAI IS BOHUKIYA KANCHANBEN NAVGHANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  6. 6.GURDIAN OF MINOR BOHUKIYA VIJAYBHAI NAVGHANBHAI IS BOHUKIYA KANCHANBEN NAVGHANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  7. 7.BOHUKIYA GORDHANBHAI MAGANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA1.

  8. 8.BOHUKIYA KALIBEN GORDHANBHAI

    Adv. R S JITIYA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.PRUTHVIRAJSINH L ZALA Advocate - S J MEHTA

  2. 2.NIYAMAK SHREE GUJART STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

    Adv. S J MEHTA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Summary The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Surendranagar) awarded compensation of Rs. 34,69,600 to the legal heirs of deceased Navghanbhai Gordhanbhai Bohukiya, finding the ST Bus driver 100% negligent for causing the fatal accident on August 1, 2024. The tribunal held the bus driver and vehicle owner jointly and severally liable, awarding Rs. 32,25,600 for loss of family dependency, Rs. 84,000 for conventional heads (funeral expenses, loss of estate, loss of love and expectation of life), and Rs. 1,60,000 for parental consortium to four minor children, with interest at 9% per annum from the filing date. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 06-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  4. 20-Feb-2026

    Judgement

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  5. 13-Feb-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  6. 30-Jan-2026

    Opponents Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  7. 23-Jan-2026

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  8. 09-Jan-2026

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  9. 26-Dec-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  10. 05-Dec-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  11. 14-Nov-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  12. 26-Sep-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  13. 22-Aug-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  14. 25-Jul-2025

    Applicants Evidence

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  15. 18-Jul-2025

    Issues

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  16. 20-Jun-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  17. 02-May-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  18. 11-Apr-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  19. 21-Mar-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  20. 07-Feb-2025

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  21. 27-Dec-2024

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  22. 22-Nov-2024

    Written Statement/Reply

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  23. 22-Oct-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  24. 22-Oct-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 84/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Surendranagar) awarded compensation of Rs. 34,69,600 to the legal heirs of deceased Navghanbhai Gordhanbhai Bohukiya, finding the ST Bus driver 100% negligent for causing the fatal accident on August 1, 2024. The tribunal held the bus driver and vehicle owner jointly and severally liable, awarding Rs. 32,25,600 for loss of family dependency, Rs. 84,000 for conventional heads (funeral expenses, loss of estate, loss of love and expectation of life), and Rs. 1,60,000 for parental consortium to four minor children, with interest at 9% per annum from the filing date. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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